ArmInfo.The chairman of the National Democratic Union party, Vazgen Manukyan, does not agree with the accusations brought against Armenia's second president Robert Kocharyan and the CSTO secretary general Yury Khachaturov, and considers them unfounded. This was reported in his statement on the investigation of the March 1 case and the arrest of the second  Armenian President Robert Kocharyan.

ArmInfo. Actor Hayk Marutyan, better known as "Kargin Hayko" was nominated as a candidate for the post of Mayor of Yerevan from the party "Civil Contract". This was announced by the deputy of the National Assembly, a member of the  "Civil Contract" party and former member of the Council of Elders of  Yerevan, Alen Simonyan, on July 29 following the meeting of the  party's board.

ArmInfo.The criminal case against the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan on charges of overthrowing the constitutional system is fabricated, all this  except as a vendetta, political and personal persecution, legal  lawlessness, cannot be named an order. The current situation  resembles the 37th year, and the methods of the investigative body  are no different from the methods of the times of Beria. Head of the  Kocharyan office Victor Soghomonyan stated this at a press conference  today.

ArmInfo.The Court of First Instance of Shengavit District of Yerevan granted the request of the Special Investigation Service of Armenia for choosing 2-month arrest as a preventive measure against the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan. As Kocharyan's lawyer Aram Orbelyan stated, tomorrow at 12:00 it will be announced at the press conference whether defense is going to appeal against the court's decision. Meanwhile, according to another lawyer of the second president Ruben Sahakyan, they will certainly appeal the decision of the court.

ArmInfo. The court will announce the decision on the petition of the Special Investigation Service (SIS) on choosing arrest as a preventive measure against the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharian at 11:30pm. According to the prosecutor Ara Mnatsakanyan, consideration of the petition has been completed. "The court went to the meeting room and the decision will be announced at 11:30pm," he said. Meanwhile, the hearing on the case of the second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan resumed today at 11:00am. Yesterday the trial, held in the court of first instance of the Shengavit district of Yerevan, was postponed due to the fact that, according to the lawyers of the accused, Robert Kocharyan was not properly notified.

ArmInfo. The trial of the second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan resumed in Yerevan. At the moment, the court is considering the petition of the Special Investigation Service (SIS) of Armenia on applying arrest as a preventive measure against the 2nd president.

ArmInfo. The second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan was charged under March 1, 2008 events. As reported by the press service of the Special Investigative Committee, Kocharyan is charged under the first part of Article 301.1 of the RA Criminal Code for violating the constitutional order in the country during the events of March 1, 2008, having a preliminary agreement with other persons. The SIS decided to send a petition to the court to detain Kocharyan.

ArmInfo.During the interrogation of the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharian in the case of March 1, a video recording will be conducted. Sasun Khachatryan, head of the SIS, told journalists about it.

ArmInfo. I think that the name of the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan should not be associated with the events of March 1, 2008, MP of the National  Assembly of Armenia, former police chief Alik Sargsyan said at a  press conference on July 25.

ArmInfo. "I do not think that anyone, including Robert Kocharyan, has absolute immunity envisaged by the Constitution, if there are grounds for charging him, they will  be presented to him," the Prime Minister said at a press conference  today responding to a question about whether second president Robert  Kocharyan has absolute immunity envisaged by the Constitution, in  case he is charged under March 1 case.

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ArmInfo. The Armenian Police considers that at the current stage there is no need to interfere in  the situation related to the Mother See of Etchmiadzin, Police Chief Valery Osipyan told journalists on July 10.

ArmInfo. Second Armenian President Robert Kocharian spoke about the events that preceded the March 1, 2008 incident.

ArmInfo. The separation of pieces of religious relics is a fairly common practice throughout the  Christian world. This was stated by the religious scholar Vardan Khachatryan at a press conference on July 9, referring to the public response that a part of the Spear of Destiny, which was kept in the Holy See of Etchmiadzin, was cut off and donated to the mayor of St. Petersburg.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan urgently summoned a new deputy military inspector of the RA, General Mikael Arzumanyan, to give explanations  in connection with information about the organization of protest rallies in Artsakh. The press secretary of the Prime Minister Arman Eghoyan told this to the TV channel yerkirmedia.

ArmInfo.Hundreds of workers of Lydian Armenia jointly with inhabitants of communities adjacent to Amulsar have gathered today in front of the government building calling to open the roads leading to the Amulsar deposit, which have been closed by a group of protesters for more than 10 days already. 

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ArmInfo. Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II sent a message urging the organizers and participants of the actions demanding his resignation to refrain from  holding a rally scheduled for June 30 in Etchmiadzin.

ArmInfo.Several dozen citizens of the capital, on June 25, gathered in front of the city hall and, blocking the entrance to the building, demand the resignation of the  mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan.