Armenian law enforcement authorities challenge legality of Constitutional Court appointment

Law-enforcement authorities challenged on Tuesday the legality of Hrayr Tovmasyan’s appointment in March 2018 as chairman of Armenia’s Constitutional Court after bringing coup charges against a former senior official. The Special Investigative Service (SIS) said that the former Armenian parliament elected Tovmasyan court chairman as a result of a “usurpation of power” by a “group of officials.” It claimed that they broke laws to install him just before the entry into force in April 2018 of sweeping constitutional amendments.
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