The court rejected the request of  Yuri Khachaturov`s lawyers to  grant the latter the right to visit Georgia

ArmInfo.The first instance court chaired by Anna Danibekyan did not allow former CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov to temporarily leave Armenia. Khachaturov's lawyer Mihran Poghosyan submitted a petition to the court asking him  to give his client the opportunity to visit Georgia.

According to the lawyer, Khachaturov will stay in Georgia for two days, therefore, the  court sessions will not suffer from the latter's absence. Poghosyan  also stressed that Khachaturov's parents and brother are buried in  Georgia, and he would like to visit their graves.

"If suddenly there is an urgent need, my client will be able to  return quickly, since Georgia is a few hours away from Armenia," the  lawyer emphasized. However, the prosecutor in the case, Petros  Petrosyan, stressed that Khachaturov's trip was inappropriate due to  the coronavirus pandemic. <If Yuri Khachaturov leaves and then  returns, he will have to be in a two-week quarantine. Consequently,  the hearing will have to be postponed. We will have to wait almost a  month, "the prosecutor stressed.

Judge Danibekyan agreed with this justification, deciding to reject  the lawyer's petition.

To note, the former head of the General Staff and former CSTO  Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov is involved in the case of the  second president of Armenia Robert Kocharian, who is accused of  overthrowing the constitutional order in the framework of the March  1, 2008 events. Former Minister of Defense of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan  and former Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Security Council of  Armenia Armen Gevorgyan are also involved in this case.