Thursday, August 9 2018 17:26

ArmInfo.The accusation brought against the former head of the Robert Kocharyan's administration, Armen Gevorgyan, was not based on the publication of WikiLeaks, Sasun  Khachatryan, Head of the Special Investigation Service (SIS) of  Armenia, told journalists on August 9.  

As Khachatryan indicated, the accusation to someone cannot be brought on the basis of publications in Wikileaks. "The basis is a sufficient comparison of the evidence  of the crime committed by him," he explained. Evidence for these, he  said, is specified in the Code of Criminal Procedure. Any other  factual evidence beyond the scope of the Code of Criminal Procedure  cannot be considered as the basis of the charge. At the same time,  Sasun Khachatryan did not disclose details and did not present the  evidence.

To recall, on August 4 Sasun Khachatryan announced on the Public  Television Channel of Armenia that the former deputy prime  ministerand ex-secretary of the National Security Council of Armenia,  Armen Gevorgyan, was charged with pressuring a member of the  Constitutional Court. As mass media reported Wikileaks materials were  used to initiate a criminal case against him. According to Wikileaks  information Constitutional court member Valery  Poghosyan complained  to the American diplomats that Armen Gevorgyan,  who at that time  held the post of the head of the presidential  administration,  exerted pressure on him so that he did not  participate in the court  session on discussing opposition's petition to review the results of  the presidential elections.  Under the charge Gevorgyan may be  sentenced to 6 years. He was released under written undertaking not  to leave the place. 

After the presidential elections on February 19, 2008, a series of  protests took place in Armenia, the participants of which expressed  disagreement with their official results, according to which Serzh  Sargsyan won elections. Street actions were organized by supporters  of the first president of Armenia, Levon  Ter- Petrosyan, who then  also claimed a top position. During the clashes between the  protesters and law enforcement agencies, eight demonstrators and two  police officers were killed, 33 police officers  were hospitalized.  Around 230 people turned to the doctors for help.