ArmInfo. The Yerevan Civil Court of Appeal refused to satisfy the statement of the attorney of the 2nd Armenian President Robert Kocharyan against Nikol Pashinyan to protect his honor and dignity, demanding to bring a public apology.
Earlier, lawyer Hayk Alumyan, representing the interests of Robert Kocharyan, who is accused of overthrowing the constitutional order in 2008, filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, accusing him of public libel.
As Hayk Alumyan stated ArmInfo correspondent, the lawsuit was based on Nikol Pashinyan's public statements made during his visit to France and concerning Robert Kocharyan. The defense of the second President, in particular, considers the following excerpt from the conversation of the Armenian Prime Minister to be slander: "As for the wording on the release of Robert Kocharyan - immunity.
What does it mean to have immunity? That is, is it possible to organize the killing of people and to have immunity? ". That is, as the lawyer stated, thus the Prime Minister claims that Robert Kocharyan is the organizer of the killings and now refers to immunity, while the second president "There is no such court decision, which has entered into legal force, which Kocharyan was found guilty of committing this crime," the lawyer said. Therefore, as Hayk Alumyan explained, lawyers of Robert Kocharyan insist on public apology Nikol Pashinyan's statements. No claims for compensation, the representative of the interests of the retired president noted. As a result, having considered the representative of Kocharyan's interests on December 14, the court refused to grant the complaint. The appeal court noted that everyone opinions.