PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE HAS STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS

"The statement of the press secretary of the Armenian general prosecutor’s office that the principle of competition is violated by the Appeal Court with Mataghis Case does not meet the reality and, moreover, is out of the scope of professional ethics,” Alina Yengoyan, press secretary of the Appeal Court, told Panorama.am.

The press secretary said the appeals of the defendants and their attorneys were accepted at the criminal chamber of the court in October, 2006 and the appeal complaint of the authorized person of the victim was accepted on December 19, 2006.

The general prosecutor’s office was informed about that with a notice, Alina Yengoyan said.

The Appeal Court also says that the prosecutor’s office has been notified about the time and place of the hearing on the case. The press secretary believes it’s a structural problem of the prosecutor’s office the fact that the prosecutors did not appear at the hearing.