YEREVAN. – The Armenian Criminal Appeal Court, chaired by Judge Mher Argamanyan, decided to leave without consideration the complaint of the lawyers of the second president of the republic, Robert Kocharyan, against the decision to leave the preventive measure unchanged with respect to their client, Judicial Department's press service reported.
It is noted that this decision is not subject to appeal.
On September 17, a capital city Yerevan court of first instance denied the motion by the attorneys of Kocharyan for his immediate release, and upheld the Criminal Court of Appeal’s earlier decision on remanding him in custody.
And the second president’s legal defenders appealed this decision of the court of first instance to the higher court.
Robert Kocharyan is charged with overthrowing the constitutional order in Armenia in connection with the aforesaid events in March 2008, and taking a particularly large bribe. He has been arrested three times within one year; the last one was on June 25, by the decision of the Criminal Court of Appeal.
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.
