ArmInfo. The case of March 1, 2008 has been solved. Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee Sasun Khachatryan told reporters on November 1.
He urged journalists to familiarize themselves with the case materials that are available. "Our conclusions, evidence have been presented, charges have been brought against both those who gave orders and those who attempted to overthrow the constitutional order. It would be incorrect to talk about this to me, especially after the decision of the Constitutional Court," he said. Answering the question, in that case, what is the reason for stopping the criminal prosecution against Gegham Petrosyan, the former deputy commander of the police forces, who was charged with intentionally taking the life of Zakar Hovhannisyan in the framework of the March 1 criminal case, Khachatryan said that it is par for the course. However, as the head of the Anti-Corruption Committee, who previously headed the Special Investigation Service, emphasized, there is evidence of falsification of criminal case materials and other offenses.
15 years ago, after the regular presidential elections held on February 19, in which Serzh Sargsyan was elected, protests broke out in Yerevan, which resulted in clashes with law enforcement officers. The Armenian opposition, led by first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who also ran in the elections, has been holding rallies in the center of Yerevan since February 20, expressing dissatisfaction with the voting results. The protests led to clashes between protesters and law enforcement on March 1-2, which left 10 people dead, including police officers, and more than 200 injured in varying degrees of severity.