January 15, President of the Artsakh Republic National Assembly Arthur Tovmasyan issued an official statement, which reads:

January 9, according to Article 62, Part 2, Clause 8 of the Law on the Prosecutor's Office. the Prosecutor General submitted his resignation to the National Assembly and re-applied on January 15 in accordance with the established procedure. Based on that "In accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 62 of the law “On the Prosecutor's Office» the powers of Prosecutor General Mher Aghajanyan have been terminated prematurely since January 15.