ArmInfo.The Court of Cassation accepted the complaint of the lawyer of Second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan regarding the decision of the Court of Appeal.
To recall, the aforesaid decision, adopted on June 25 of the current year, concerned the cancellation of the decision of the court of General Jurisdiction to appeal to the Constitutional Court and the suspension of the proceedings of May 20 of the current year. Kocharyan's lawyers reported this.
Robert Kocharyan is being accused on the March 1, 2008 case. On May 18, the court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan decided to change the preventive measure against Robert Kocharyan from arrest to release on bail. On June 25, the Criminal Court of Appeal decided to reverse the decision of the trial court. On September 25, the Court of Cassation rejected the request of Kocharian's lawyers to annul the decision of the Court of Appeal.
To recall, the Constitutional Court of Armenia appealed to the ECHR to provide an advisory opinion regarding compliance with the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia with Article 300.1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia. It is under this article that Robert Kocharian is charged. The ECHR accepted the appeal of the Constitutional Court on October 2, and the Grand Chamber of the ECHR was formed on October 7.