Decision on changing measure of restraint against Robert Kocharyan  will be made public on August 13

ArmInfo. The decision of the  Armenian Criminal Court of Appeal to change the measure of restraint  against Armenian 2nd President Robert Kocharyan will be made public  on August 13 at 4:00pm, one of the defendants' lawyers - Aram  Orbelyan stated in an interview with journalists. In his opinion, the  defense's request will be granted.  According to the lawyer today the  arguments of the sides were considered. The lawyer stressed that  Robert Kocharyan has delivered an impressive speech.

Aram Orbelyan considered that the current measure of restraint  against Kocharyan is unjustified. According to him if there are  doubts that the second president will try to hinder investigation or  escape responsibility by leaving the country the measure of written  undertaking not to leave the place could be used.  To note, earlier,  answering the journalists' request to comment on the accusation  brought against the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, his  detention and statements of his supporters about political  persecution against him, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  stated that at this stage of legal processes he refrains from  commenting on this issue. "I think it would be wrong at the moment to  give any comments on this topic, since any comment can be considered,  interpreted as interference, influence on the case, but I believe  that all of you and every citizen of Armenia have an answer to this  question, "Pashinyan said.  On July 28 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. The SIS accused Kocharyan of overthrowing the  constitutional order within the criminal case on dispersal of protest  actions on March 1, 2008. Kocharyan himself prior to the arrest  called the accusation political persecution. According to him it is a  vendetta under slogan of love and solidarity of "velvet revolution".