Judge Naira Hovsepyan removed from SJC

Judge Naira Hovsepyan of the Court of Cassation has been dismissed as a member of Armenia’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) at her own request, the state body reported on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Hovsepyan will maintain her role as the Court of Cassation judge.

The Zhoghovurd daily reported earlier that the judge, who has close ties to Prime Minister Nkol Pashinyan’s wife, Anna Hakobyan, was forced to resign from the SJC following complaints that she had failed to finalize numerous cases.