YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The examination of the civil case of Suren Mamikonian, the former head of the RA National Assembly Legal Service, a member of the "Orinats Yerkir" party against NA staff head Hayk Kotanian stopped for uncertain time on February 16, at the Court of First Instance of the Yerevan communities of Kentron and Nork Marash. Court Chairman Zhora Vardanian satisfied the 3rd in number rejection presented to judge Samvel Tadevosian. It was particularly mentioned in the decision that though the rejection does not arise of corresponding demands of the RA Code on Civil Procedure, but it is satisfied "taking into consideration that the claimant presents rejection to the judge examining the case for the third time, and to disperse the claimant's doubts concerning impartiality of the judge presiding the session and arising of interests of the action." To recap, S.Mamikonian debutes by the court order H.Kotanian's notification concerning discharging him and about 40 employees of the NA, demanding to recognize it invalid. At the February 12 court session, the claimant also presented an additional demand to recognize invalid NA Speaker Tigran Torosian's 31.07.06 decree about making amendments in the structure of the staff what became a basis for the mentioned notification.

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