Lawyer Erik Aleksanyan to be set free

Attorney Erik Aleksanyan will be released from custody on Saturday, his lawyer Alexander Kochubaev said on Friday.

“Erik Aleksanyan’s arrest has not been extended. Erik will soon be set free,” he wrote on Facebook.

The lawyer was arrested on 19 October as part of a criminal probe also involving judge Arusyak Aleksanyan, who is accused of making an illegal decision in a trial presided over by her.