Hrant Bagratyan, accused of publicly calling for violence against  Nikol Pashinyan, acquitted

ArmInfo.Former Prime Minister of Armenia Hrant Bagratyan, who was accused of calling for violence  against the current head of government Nikol Pashinyan, has been acquitted. Lawyer Hovhannes Kocharyan shared this information on a social network.

The charges against the former Prime Minister were brought based on  his speech at a rally organized by the Miasin (Together) movement  outside the parliament building on April 4, 2023. During the rally,  he publicly stated that the current economic and security situation  was created as a result of the foreign and domestic policies of RA  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Specifically, the former Prime  Minister, speaking about Pashinyan, said: "Eliminate this man, take  him out! Overthrow this government with your own forces!" A written  undertaking not to leave was chosen as a preventive measure against  him.