ArmInfo. The judge of the court of general jurisdiction of the first instance of the Yerevan administrative district Shengavit Vache Margaryan denies his personal acquaintance with the director of the National Security Service of Armenia, and says that he has never called him. This is stated in his statement..
In particular, according to the record of the conversation between the director of the National Security Service (NSS)and the head of the Special Investigative Service (SIS), spread on September 11, 2018, a telephone conversation took place on 26 July 2013 between the director of the National Security Service and the judje in connection with the consideration of the petition to select a preventive measure in relation to Robert Kocharyan. "I declare with all responsibility that I personally do not know the director of the National Security Service of Armenia, did not call him and never talked to him on the phone," the judge Vache Margaryan said in a statement.
To recall recently a recording of a telephone conversation between the Director of the National Security Service of Armenia Artur Vanetsyan and the head of the SIS, Sasun Khachatryan was spread in the network. During the 8-minute conversation they are discussing the arrest of former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan, as well as the criminal cases brought against the CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov and former Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan. To recall all of them are accused of overthrowing the constitutional system during the post-election events of 2008, which resulted in the death of 10 people.
During the conversationVanetsyan admits: "I was called by a judge who must pass sentence on arrest, it seems his name was Hrach: He was scared, said that he should stud all the grounds before the verdict was passed." I told him - see the whole thing, "dukhov" (be brave- in spoken Armenian, ed. note). You can study, but Kocharyan should be arrested in any case. "
To note the matter concerns Judge Vache Margaryan, under chairmanship of whom the court of general jurisdiction of the first instance of the city of Yerevan (residence in Shengavit) granted the petition of the preliminary investigation body to elect arrest as a measure of restraint against the second president Robert Kocharyan in custody was considered.
After the spread of the recording, on the instructions of the Prime Minister, the heads of the National Security Service and the SIS hastily convened a press conference, during which they confirmed the authenticity of the record. In particular, Artur Vanetsyan noted that the conversation took place on the day of the pronouncement of the well-known decision of the court of first instance regarding the measure of restraint of the second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan. He also noted that he personally does not know the judge. "I want to say that, given the fact that the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and the CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov appeared before the court, it was necessary to make sure that there were no shortcomings and omissions in this case." Such a discussion between me and Mr. Khachatryan took place and was of the nature of a legal consultation, "Vanetsyan said and continued:" We will continue the struggle that we started, and nothing hinders us, obstacles can not stop us ".The people's money will be returned."