The trial of the RA Second President Robert Kocharyan, former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, former CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov and former Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan, presided by Judge Anna Danibekyan is in process today at the Shengavit residence of the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan.

Former Minister of Defense Seryan Ohanyan made a speech during the session related to the  petition of the second President Robert Kocharyan’s defenders to apply replace arrest with released on bail. “First of all, I would like to say why detention should be changed and release on bail. There are several circumstances, the first being that the second president Robert Kocharyan is in an unequal situation compared with the other two presidents. Respecting the people in this room who lost their relatives on 1 March but however I would still like to point out that the discussion of this article has nothing to do with any of the victims,” Seyran Ohanyan said.

As we have already informed , Aram Vardevanyan, the advocate of the second president Robert Kocharyan, has filed a petition to apply pledge as measure of restraint against his client.

Notably  Robert Kocharyan has been charged for the actions he performed in the period of 9 April 1998 through 9 April, 2008, holding the position of President of the Republic of Armenia, being the head of state by virtue of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia and having the responsibility to observe the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, to ensure the normal functioning of the legislative, executive and judicial powers, as well as with the powers of the person to perform permanent administrative-organizational, and administrative-economic functions, has overthrown the constitutional order of the Republic of Armenia, in criminal complicity with other persons.

In addition, using his official position with the support of Smavel Mayrapetyan, he received a particularly large sum of 927․000․000 AMD 3 000,000 bribe from Silva Hambardzumyan, the sole participant and director of TSSC Armenia LLC, the holder of 100% share of the company with special licenses for exploration for the exploitation of minerals in the RA, for not to impede the transaction to sell the 100% of share to a non-resident company in the Republic of Armenia.

Note: A person that is suspected or accused of an alleged crime is considered innocent until his/her guilt is proved by a court judgment that has come into legal effect pursuant to the procedure determined by RA Criminal Procedure Code.