Ex-president Robert Kocharyan bribetaker - Nikol Pashinyan 

ArmInfo.The second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan is a bribe- taker and this has been  confirmed by a court decision. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made this statement at a government meeting on June 5.

, Pashinyan said in support of his words.  According to  the head of the Cabinet, from now on, every time he mentions Robert  Kocharyan's name, he will say - .

This is how Nikol Pashinyan responded to publications in the media  and social networks that the RA prime minister allegedly purchased a  in the French city of Marseille for 3.1 million  euros.  The article (in French) specifically states: "Armenian Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan is rumored to have purchased a luxury  mansion in Marseille worth 3.1 million euros." According to the  author, the purchase could have been financed with funds intended for  assistance to Armenia from the French Development Agency (AFD) and  the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations in France (CCAF).  It is also said that Pashinyan "may have been assisted" in purchasing  the house in Marseille by Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan.

The end of December 2023, it was reported that the Yerevan Court of  General Jurisdiction decided to drop the case against second  president Robert Kocharyan due to the statute of limitations for the  charge against him - receiving a bribe on an especially large scale.  Kocharyan was accused of receiving a bribe of $3 million from  businessman Silva Hambardzumyan, the statute of limitations expired  in May, and at the previous hearing, the former head of Armenia did  not object to the termination of the criminal prosecution based on  the expiration of the statute of limitations.