Thursday, August 23 2018 17:30

ArmInfo. The Government of Armenia extended the term of the decision from May 22, 2008 on providing the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan with  office and property for another 5 years. The latter is currently  accused of overthrowing the constitutional order.  The draft decision  on this issue was included on the agenda of the government's today  meeting, among the so-called "non-reported" issues.

The draft decision of 2008 states, that a contract is signed between  the Republic of Armenia and Erebuni Plaza LLC on sublease of office  space with an area of 374.1 sq m. This space and office equipment for  the amount of 17,586,280 drams were transferred to Robert Kocharyan  for uncompensated use until 13 August, 2018.

The Armenian government annually allocated an amount of 2000.0  thousand drams for rent. As a result of negotiations with Erebuni  Plaza LLC, a preliminary agreement was reached on extending the  contract for 5 years on the same terms.

To recall, on July 28 the first instance court of Shengavit district  of Yerevan granted the request of the Special Investigation Service  of Armenia  about the election of 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.  The Special Investigative Service of Armenia  stated  that the decision was illegal, and the Criminal Court of  Appeal went  beyond its powers. On August 20, the Prosecutor General's Office of  Armenia at the Court of Cassation appealed the decision of the Court  of Appeal to release former Armenian  President Robert Kocharyan from  the arrest. Head of SIS Sasun Khachatryan stressed that if the Court  of Cassation suddenly decides that Robert Kocharyan is  not subject  to criminal prosecution taking into account his  presidential status,  which, according to him, is absurd, since a  person can not have  absolute immunity in connection with his/her  office, consideration  of the matter will go to the next level - to  the Constitutional  Court. One of the lawyers of Robert Kocharyan,  Hayk Alumyan in turn  said that if the Court of Cassation of Armenia  decides to re-arrest  the second president, they will appeal to the  European Court of  Human Rights (ECHR).