Incident outside Constitutional Court as policemen ban judge's entry - News.am

High-ranking police officers tightebed the inspection outside the Constitutional Court on Friday in an unprecedented move to block the entry of a long-serving judge.

Hrant Nazaryan faced the police ban as he tried to enter the building premises at 11:30 Yerevan time on Friday, News.am reports.

Colonel Hrachya Zatikyan, a special regiment commander who is personally in charge for managing the procedure of judges' entry, was among the high-ranking policemen maintaining vigil outside the courthouse. In normal situations, it is usually junior police officers that exercise the function.

According to the website, Nazaryan demanded an explanation or written documents justifying the ban on his legitimate action. The policemen did not reportedly provide any evidence, citing only a verbal instruction by superiors.