ArmInfo. The RA Prosecutor General's Office is preparing a cassation appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal to release the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan. This is reported by Azatutyun TV.
However, it is not yet reported when the complaint will be filed to the Court of Cassation. The decision of the Court of Appeal was also received by the defense. Robert Kocharyan's lawyer Aram Orbelyan noted that the group of lawyers is currently discussing their further actions.
To recall, on July 28 the first instance court of Shengavit district of Yerevan granted the request of the Special Investigation Service of Armenia on choosing arrest as a measure of restraint against the second President Robert Kocharyan for a period of 2 months for the overthrow of the constitutional order in the criminal case on dispersal protest actions on March 1, 2008. On August 13 the Armenian Court of Appeal granted the petition of the lawyers of ex-President Robert Kocharyan and canceled the decision of the first instance court. According to his lawyer Ruben Sahakyan, the constitutional rule on the inviolability of the former heads of state became the basis for changing the measure of restraint. Sahakyan called on to address the investigation the question of how the court process should further proceed. However, he did not rule out the complete closure of the criminal case on the usurpation of state power in 2008. On August 14 Kocharyan planned to give a press conference. However, it did not take place, because it was failed by activists.