U.S. Judges to visit Armenia July 6-20

U.S. Judges to visit Armenia July 6-20

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Honorable Robert Lasnik, United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, the Honorable Ricardo Martinez, United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, and Connie Smith, Chief United States Pretrial Services Officer for the Western District of Washington will be in Armenia July 6-20 to participate in training judges, prosecutors and advocates in issues concerning pretrial detention/release, alternative dispute resolution, and judicial opinion writing.

The training is sponsored by the United States Embassy, in the framework of its commitment to implement reform in Armenia around developing accountability and rule of law, the Embassy’s press office reported.

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