ArmInfo. As a result of the events of 1 and 2 March , restrictions were introduced only in relation to Yerevan. Second President of the Republic of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, accused of overthrowing the constitutional order, stated this at a court hearing on February 25.
The second president, in particular, pointed out the speech of the prosecutor who accused Robert Kocharyan of restricting the holding of rallies, demonstrations and processions. "But the restrictions applied only to the capital of Armenia, and did not apply to about 1 thousand of the country's community," said the second president.
He also commented on a statement by lawyers that, at that time, the country's police were directly subordinate to the president. But, as the former head of state noted, this is fundamentally wrong. After the 2007 parliamentary elections, the police became a government structure, and the Constitution did not obey the president, unlike today's regulations, according to which the police are directly subordinate to the prime minister. The president at that time did not have the right to independently deal with issues related to ensuring public order, but he had the right to introduce an emergency regulations.
It should be noted that second president of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, is accused in overthrowing the constitutional system on March 1 to March 2, 2008. On March 1, 2008, the Armenian police used force against citizens holding a peaceful rally on Freedom Square in Yerevan as a mark of protest against falsification of presidential elections. Rallies lasted about 10 days. As a result of the use of force by the police 10 people were killed. The names of the killers to this day are not disclosed. On October 23, 2008, Serzh Sargsyan created a group of experts whose purpose was to collect facts about the events of March 1, 2008. However, in June 2009, he dissolved this group.