ArmInfo. The second president of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, has been turned into a scapegoat, but we must not forget that the tragic events of March 1, 2008, which killed 10 people, had two sides.
This was stated by the head of the Public Council of Armenia Vazgen Manukyan. ''Kocharyan can be accused of certain issues, but specifically the events of March 1, 2008 had two sides. Yes, as president, he took certain steps. Lawyers should decide whether he had exceeded his authority in decision-making. But it seems that Kocharyan unilaterally turned into a . Let the representatives of both sides appear before the investigation. Again, I repeat, Kocharyan and many can be blamed on many issues, but specifically in the March 1 case, the charge against him is fabricated, " Manukyan said.
In turn, Kocharyan's Spokesman, Viktor Soghomonyan, in an interview with the television channel ''Kentron'' also called the case fabricated. ''Robert Kocharyan's arrest is a brutal arbitrariness of the authorities," Soghomonyan said, in this regard, proposing to set up a group that will include foreign investigators and give an objective assessment of the process. He noted that the return of Robert Kocharyan to politics will create numerous problems for any government, whenever it happens.