The structure of the investigation into the March 1 case has changed and is now divided into five areas.

ArmInfo. The structure of the March 1 investigation has changed and is now divided into five sections. This was reported by the Public Television of Armenia.

According to the source, a decision was made in 2025 to redirect the investigation into the March 1 case. At the direction of RA Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan, an investigative team consisting of over 20 investigators, as well as a prosecutorial team, was formed.

The case has undergone structural changes, being divided into five sections.

It should be noted that the criminal case on the tragic events of March 1-2, 2008, in Yerevan, consisting of 625 volumes, has been divided by the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia into separate episodes and sections. This decision was made due to the colossal volume of materials, which cannot be effectively and promptly investigated within a single proceeding. The preliminary investigation is being conducted in separate, independent units. Within the new structure, such areas as cases against high-ranking Defense Ministry officials (on charges of aiding the illegal deployment of the army against peaceful demonstrators) have been identified. A separate, major unit concerns the use of non-lethal weapons by police (specifically, "Cheryomukha" gas grenades). The caseload concerning torture and ill-treatment of citizens by law enforcement officers has been transferred to a specialized body within the Investigative Committee. Efforts to identify those directly responsible for the illegal actions that led to the deaths are also ongoing. Meanwhile, the Prosecutor General's Office continues the process of reclassifying the actions of former senior officials as official crimes, and is also seeking the extradition from abroad of key figures who oversaw the investigation in previous years.

As a reminder, on March 1-2, 2008, following the presidential elections held on February 19, which were won by Serzh Sargsyan, riots broke out in Yerevan, culminating in clashes with law enforcement. The Armenian opposition, led by first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who also ran in the elections, held rallies in central Yerevan beginning February 20, expressing dissatisfaction with the voting results. On March 1-2, protests erupted into riots and clashes between protesters and law enforcement forces, resulting in the deaths of 10 people, including police officers, and over 200 injuries of varying severity. On August 17, 2018, Nikol Pashinyan announced that the case surrounding the events of March 1-2, 2008, in Yerevan had been fully resolved. Currently, the Anti-Corruption Court is hearing a criminal case regarding these events against second President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, former Chief of the General Staff Yuri Khachaturov, and former Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan.