YEREVAN.- Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction has denies the recusal petition submitted by the defense team of Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan. Kocharyan’s attorney Hayk Alumyan said that the court grounded that attorney Aram Orbelyan and judge Artur Mkrtchyan are not in such close relations that it may affect on objectiveness of the judge.

The attorney team filed petition today on recusal of judge Artur Mkrtchyan.

Attorney Aram Orbelyan said the petition has been submitted regarding his relations with judge Mkrtchyan’s family.