Lawyers of the Amenian 2nd President Robert Kocharyan commented on the BBC article on March 1 events.

Aram Orbelyan focused on the fact that the author of the article notes that the arguments are based only on the questions of the investigators, as there are no circumstances in the materials of the ex-president’s lawyers that indicate the participation in the tragic events of some unit that killed people.

The BBC, referring to some materials and interrogations at its disposal, writes that investigators in the March 1 case believe: The Karabakh security forces commanded by General Karapetyan opened fire on the demonstrators; During interrogations, investigators claimed that his unit was stationed in the basement of the presidential administration; The investigation believes that the unit was visited by two presidents - Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan. Investigators also test the role of two influential businessmen Gagik Tsarukyan and Samvel Aleksanyan, who could finance the stay of Karabakh security forces in Yerevan during the days of the dispersal of the demonstration. However, the author writes that he could not receive independent confirmation of all the circumstances of the killing of the protesters.