On 19 November, at the Shengavit residence of the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan, presided over by Judge Anna Danibekyan, the petition of Robert Kocharyan’s defendants’ to challenge Petros Petrosyan continues.

Kocharyan’s attorneys Hovhannes Khudoyan and Hayk Alumyan filed the motion to challenge the prosecutor at the previous court session.

Judge Anna Danibekyan rejected petition to challenge Petros Petrosyan.

Today’s session is over.

It should be reminded that 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 Sаmavel 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.

Arrest was chosen as a measure of restraint for Robert Kocharyan.