Kocharyan`s lawyer links charges against his client to political  processes in Armenia

ArmInfo.  The charges brought against the second President of Armenia and leader of the "Armenia" bloc, Robert Kocharyan, are politically motivated and linked to  ongoing political processes in the country. This was stated by his  lawyer, Aram Orbelyan, in an interview with journalists outside the  Central Election Commission (CEC), where the issue of stripping  Kocharyan of his immunity is currently being considered.

According to the attorney, the allegations against Kocharyan have  nothing to do with a legitimate criminal case. "The presented facts  do not constitute a crime, do not correspond to the documents  gathered by the investigator or the Prosecutor General, and pertain  to a 2004 deal  approved by the Armenian government.  This decision  cannot be challenged in any way, and Kocharyan and his family members  have no connection to the deal in question," the lawyer stated.

As Orbelyan clarified, there is an attempt to link the case to events  that took place after Kocharyan had already left public office. "At  that time, his son, Sedrak Kocharyan, acquired a stake in the company  by paying a significant sum corresponding to the market value. Now,  there is an attempt to somehow connect these events to the 2004 deal.  We are talking about the territory of the 'Master Class' tennis club.  The land was leased, and later, a completely different person began  construction there. However, due to the economic crisis and  subsequent financial difficulties, he began looking for investors. An  offer was made, among others, to the second president's son, who, in  essence, simply invested in that company," the lawyer clarified.

Thus, according to Orbelyan, there is no criminal component in the  case. "I believe the case is intertwined with political processes in  the country, as there are no other reasons to initiate it. Moreover,  the statute of limitations for this case has long since expired," he  concluded.