ArmInfo. On February 4, in Yerevan, a court of general jurisdiction chaired by Judge Anna Danibekyan continued the trial in the case of the second President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and others.
As part of it, the actions of Kocharyan's lawyers and former Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan, who had been absent from previous court hearings, were also considered. Guided by Clause 1 of Part 1 of Article 314 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Armenia, the court decided to apply judicial sanction against them in the form of a reprimand. As Danibekyan explained, the behavior of the lawyers was aimed at obstructing the court session, since they had no reason not to appear in court.
To recall, earlier, due to the aforementioned position of lawyers, court hearings were adjourned twice - on January 14 and January 21. The defense side explained its actions by the court's inappropriate attitude to the threats voiced by one of the victims, who had previously stated: < Speak more respectfully about March 1, otherwise you will find yourself:>. But the continuation could not be heard, since the defense side expressed its protest. Judge Anna Danibekyan promised to study the record of the court session, but subsequently stated that she did not find any threats to the lawyers in the record.
It should be noted that Robert Kocharyan was charged with overthrowing the Constitutional system in the framework of the events of March 1, 2008. Armen Gevorgyan is accused of aiding the overthrow of the Constitutional system, receiving bribes on an especially large scale and money laundering.