LAWYER RUBEN SAHAKIAN’S APPLICATION CONTESTING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS
OF CHAIRMAN OF ARMENIAN LAWYERS’ CHAMBER TO BE EXAMINED BY JUDGE EDIK
AVETISIAN
YEREVAN, MARCH 25, NOYAN TAPAN. On March 23, Chairman of the court
of the first instance of the Kentron and Nork-Marash communities of
Yerevan assigned Judge Edik Avetisian to examine the application of
lawyer Ruben Sahakian requesting that the results of the elections of
chairman of the Chamber of Lawyers of Armenia be considered invalid and
new elections be designated. Judge Edik Sahakian told NT correspondent
that he has not yet received the case, and the issue of taking it into
examination will be decided on March 24. According to the plaintiff,
the person who received the simple majority of the votes must have
been recognized as the winner, whereas the calculations show that
this was not the case – 363 persons participated in the vote, 181 of
whom voted in favor of Enok Azarian, who would have been the winner
if he had received 50% plus 1 vote, that is, 182 votes. As a matter
of fact the counting commission admitted this and did not make any
decision regarding the Chamber Chairman’s elections. R. Sahakian
demands the elections should be considered invalid and new elections
of the Chamber Chairman be called within 15 days.