The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia is considering a preventive measure against Robert Kocharyan.

ArmInfo. The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia in Yerevan is currently beginning a hearing on the pretrial detention measure against Armenia's second president, leader of the Armenia bloc, Robert Kocharyan. The prosecution accuses him of abuse of office, large-scale money laundering, and bribery, and is demanding his arrest. He was taken to court by ambulance.

Kocharyan's lawyer, Aram Orbelyan, told reporters outside the courthouse that the petition has been signed by Judge Sarkis Dadoyan. He also noted that attempts are being made to arrest Kocharyan at any cost. Orbelyan also reported that Robert Kocharyan underwent surgery approximately 15 days ago due to his being in the risk zone for a month and must remain under medical observation for another three months.

As a reminder, on the morning of August 25, security forces brought second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and his eldest son, Sedrak Kocharyan, to the Anti-Corruption Committee for questioning. At the same time, officers from the National Security Council of Armenia conducted searches at the apartment of Levon Kocharyan, a member of parliament from the opposition Armenia faction and the son of second President Robert Kocharyan. The searches lasted seven hours. It was also reported that searches were conducted at Robert Kocharyan's home and at dozens of addresses of companies owned by the Kocharyan family, as well as at the homes of directors of companies associated with the second president. Robert Kocharyan's condition, who underwent heart surgery approximately two weeks ago, sharply worsened during the investigation, and he was hospitalized. The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia announced that same day that Robert Kocharyan had been charged with large-scale money laundering, abuse of office, and bribery. An attempt was made to bring him to court, but doctors prevented this due to his existing health issues. On August 26, at 8:00 a.m., the arrest warrant for the second president of Armenia expired. A second motion was subsequently filed.

It should be added that criminal cases were initiated against nine individuals, including former Defense Minister and third president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan. Later, the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia announced that four of the six individuals detained the previous day had been remanded in custody, including Sedrak Kocharyan. The court ordered his remand in custody for two months. Another defendant, according to a source, was placed under house arrest. It was also reported there that a travel ban has been imposed on the third president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, who is also involved in the case.