AGBU Representative Gordon Anderson appeared in Nicosia District Court before Judge D. Michaelides on Friday, July 8, 2005, as part of the contempt of court procedures that were initiated against him for violating the earlier Injunction preventing the AGBU from realising its decision to close the Melkonian Education Institute.

The Injunction was secured by lawyers Alecos Markides, Christina Sarris and Costas Velaris, representing the Patriarch of Istanbul, Mesrob Mutafyan. The joint clients are the Melkonian Alumni Association of Cyprus and the Melkonian Alumni and Friends of California.

Anderson, represented by Chris Triantafyllides, agreed not to violate the interim court order and reappear in 15 days to defend his actions that were in contempt of the order.

 1st Hearing

The first hearing of the injunction order will be on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, again before Judge D. Michaelides.

 Challenge of Garabed Melkonian’s will

The first hearing of the Patriarch’s case against the AGBU, challenging the validity of the 1926 will by which the New York Central Board announced on March 16, 2004 to close the Melkonian in June 2005, will take place in front of another judge of the Nicosia District Court on August 25, 2005.