YEREVAN. – The hearing of the criminal case against Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan and several other former senior officials has resumed Tuesday at the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan.

The several previous hearings did not take place, first because of defendant—and CSTO former Secretary General—Yuri Khachaturov falling ill, then because of the absence of the lawyer of defendant—and former Deputy Prime Minister—Armen Gevorgyan, and then because of the absence of Gevorgyan himself, who is suspected of contracting the coronavirus. And the subsequent court session did not take place due to the hospitalization of defendant—and former Minister of Defense—Seyran Ohanyan.