YEREVAN. – The lawyers of Armenia's second President Robert Kocharyan will appeal the decision by the Appellate Court judge in the Court of Cassation.

The lawyers would file an appeal on January 8 in connection with Judge Lusine Abgaryan’s decision to reject the complaint of Kocharyan, one of the lawyers Hayk Alumyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Earlier, judges rejected the petition of lawyers to change the preventive measure from arrest to release on bail. Lawyers appealed the text of the decision, indicating the lack of grounds and non-compliance with the principles of the ECHR.

Kocharyan is charged with overthrowing constitutional order of Armenia during the events that followed the presidential elections in 2008.