Tuesday, August 14 2018 14:23

ArmInfo.  The second president of  Armenia Robert Kocharyan's lawyers are considering the possibility of  applying to the Court of Cassation, one of the lawyers of Kocharyan,  Hayk Alumyan told "Radio Liberty". According to him, the lawyers of  Robert Kocharyan are discussing the question of whether to appeal the  decision of the Court of Appeal to the Court of Cassation.

 As the  lawyer noted, in their appeals they submitted substantive grounds for  release, but the court preferred to base its decision on the  constitutional norm of the ex-president's immunity. "We had two  arguments that should be submitted to the Court of Cassation as  well," the lawyer said, stressing that the decision to appeal is not  final, it is being discussed. The lawyer noted that the investigating  body refuses to fully publish the charge. Lawyers, in turn, are  limited in their rights to publish charges, as a result the  presentation of the reality to public becomes problematic. At the  same time, as Alumyan pointed out, it is very important for everyone  to understand the content of the charge. "The public should  understand that Robert Kocharyan is not charged with the murder of 10  or even 1 person", he declared.

Yesterday the Armenian Court of Appeal granted the petition of the  lawyers of ex-President Robert Kocharyan and canceled the decision of  the first instance court. According to his lawyer Ruben Sahakyan, the  constitutional rule on the inviolability of the former heads of state  became the basis for changing the measure of restraint.Sahakyan  called on to address the investigation the question of how the court  process should further proceeed.  However, he did not rule out the  complete closure of the criminal case on the usurpation of state  power in 2008.