The Council of Europe Venice Commission’s advisory opinion—based on the petition by the Constitutional Court of Armenia—on the constitutionality of Article 300.1 of the Criminal Code of Armenia, was made public Thursday evening.

The legal team of the second president of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, informs that a briefing by Kocharyan's attorneys Hovhannes Khudoyan and Aram Vardevanyan will take place in Yerevan Friday, during which the lawyers will answer questions about the decision of the Criminal Court of Appeal and the aforesaid advisory opinion of the Venice Commission.

The advisory opinion of the Venice Commission is accessible here.