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YEREVAN.- Armenia’s Former Deputy Prime Minister and former Secretary of the Security Council,  Armen Gevorgyan's lawyer Erik Alexanyan promised to make a more detailed comment after receiving and reading the text version of the court decision.

The lawyer only stressed that the court decision was fair and expected.

It should be noted that the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan has denied the motion by investigators requesting to arrest Armen Gevorgyan.

Earlier it was reported that several new criminal charges had been filed against Gevorgyan; they are: taking a very large bribe by an official, committing very large-scale money laundering, and aiding in breaching Armenia’s constitutional order.

Gevorgyan was already charged with obstruction of justice in connection with the criminal case into the tragic events that occurred in Yerevan, in March 2008. The investigative agency had enforced a signature bond to not leave Armenia as a preventive measure for him.

On March 1 and 2, 2008 the then authorities of Armenia used force against the opposition members who were rallying in downtown Yerevan, and against the results of the presidential election on February 19, 2008. Eight demonstrators as well as two servicemen of the internal troops were killed in the clashes. But no one had been brought to account for these deaths, to this day.

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