ArmInfo. The Constitutional Court's decision on recognizing the results of the 2008 presidential elections as valid has nothing to do with the accusation brought against Armenia's second President Robert Kocharyan.
The Minister of Justice Artak Zeynalyan stated this in an interview with "Voice of America". He recalled that Kocharyan was charged under Article 301.1 of the RA Criminal Code - an attempt to overthrow the Constitutional Order by agreement with other persons. At the same time, he stressed that he does not follow the process of the March 1 case, he knows about it from the media, since the issue is not within the limits of his authorities. "I can only say that fair justice will be ensured in the process," Zeynalyan said.
To note, Kocharyan in an interview to the Yerkir-Media TV channel expressed bewilderment at the accusation brought against him, stressing that it was not him but the supporters of the opposition candidate who collected 21.5% of votes were trying to overthrow the constitutional order. "Before accusing me, one had to to recognize the decisions of the Central Election Commission and the Constitutional Court on the Serzh Sargsyan's victory in election as invalid, then accuse me of trying to overthrow the constitutional order," Kocharyan said, noting that the candidate who received the lower number of votes declared himself president and guarantor of the Constitution, and the investigation in its accusations is based only on these unfounded statements. To recall, as a result of clashes between law enforcers and associates of the opposition candidate Levon Ter-Petrosyan on March 1, 2008, 10 people were killed and 200 people were injured.