Monday, May 11 2020 14:59

ArmInfo. Former RA Prime Minister  Karen Karapetyan urged not to politicize his application in the case  of Second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan.

To recall, on May 8, the lawyers of the former head of state  submitted a petition for the release of Kocharyan on personal  guarantee, and the guarantors were former prime ministers of Armenia  Vazgen Manukyan, Khosrov Harutyunyan, Karen Karapetyan and former  prime minister of Artsakh Anushavan Danielyan. The decision will be  announced on May 13 at 5:50 pm.

On May 11, in an interview with reporters, Karapetyan noted that he,  as many others, was interested in maximizing answers to the questions  that had arisen in society in the case of March 1. <I respect and  appreciate the contribution of Robert Kocharyan to the independence  and establishment of Armenia and Artsakh. The trial with his  participation lasts about two years, and it is likely that it can  last quite a long time>,  he said, explaining the reasons for the  application.

At the same time, Karapetyan did not dare to notice that he considers  this trial to be quite tense and politicized. Meanwhile, according to  him, everyone has the right to express his or her point of view. "We  are not talking about recognizing the guilty as not guilty," he  emphasized.

Robert Kocharyan is being accused in the March 1, 2008 case. The  charges were brought under Article 300.1 of the RA Criminal Code  (Overthrow of the Constitutional System). On May 8, the lawyers of  the former head of state submitted applications for the release of  Kocharyan on personal guarantee, release on bail, as well as a change  in the preventive measure.