Armenian Deputy Justice Minister Gevorg Malkhasyan said he was shocked by his chief’s discharge.

“I am not aware of the incident with the head of the judgment enforcement service,” Malkhasyan told reporters on December 9.

Asked who can be appointed as Minister, he said he doesn’t know as “everything happened too quickly.”

As to possibility of discharging the head of judgment enforcement service, Malkhasyan noted that the decision can be taken by the President only.