Former President Robert Kocharian decried “the most disgraceful criminal case” in Armenia’s history on Thursday as a district court in Yerevan resumed his and three other former officials’ trial suspended four months ago.
Prosecutors and lawyers for Robert Kocharian have offered differing interpretations of the Constitutional Court’s decision to partly accept an appeal filed by Armenia’s jailed former president.
Armenia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday declared unconstitutional a legal provision that has been used by law-enforcement authorities for arresting and prosecuting former President Robert Kocharian.
Armenia’s Constitutional Court began on Tuesday final deliberations on former President Robert Kocharian’s appeal against his arrest and prosecution on coup charges.
Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) has completed a criminal investigation that led to corruption charges brought against a senior government official who actively participated in last year’s “Velvet Revolution.”
A court in Yerevan has formally replaced the judge presiding over the stalled trial of former President Robert Kocharian.
Members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court will continue to receive their salaries and other benefits if they resign before November, according to a government bill made public late last week.
Armenia’s Special Investigation Service (SIS) provided no information to the BBC on the case concerning the 2008 post-election violence, the agency told RFE/RL’s Armenian Service (Azatutyun.am) on Thursday.
An Armenian judge who presided over the trial of former President Robert Kocharian and released him on bail in May has been charged with forgery allegedly committed in relation to a separate case, the Special Investigation Service told RFE/RL’s Armenian Service (Azatutyun.am) on Tuesday.
Armenia’s Constitutional Court has agreed to rule on the legality of the most serious of accusations brought against former President Robert Kocharian.
Two weeks after he was arrested again, the lawyers for former President Robert Kocharian on Monday asked a district court judge in Yerevan to release him on bail.
Lawyers for former President Robert Kocharian said on Wednesday that they will appeal against an Armenian court’s decision to allow his renewed arrest.
Armenia’s Court of Appeals overturned on Tuesday a lower court’s May 18 decision to release former President Robert Kocharian from prison pending the outcome of his trial stemming from the 2008 post-election violence in Yerevan.
A new, sixth member of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) was sworn in on Monday, enabling the state body overseeing Armenia’s courts to make a quorum and hold formal meetings.
Prosecutor-General Artur Davtian on Wednesday urged Armenia’s Court of Appeals to allow investigators to again arrest former President Robert Kocharian accused of overthrowing the constitutional order while in power.
Former President Robert Kocharian dropped a defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Wednesday after receiving an important clarification from the latter’s lawyer.
Armenia’s Justice Minister Artak Zeynalian tendered his resignation on Friday after just over a year in office.
A former deputy commander of Armenian interior troops has been formally charged with killing an anti-government protester in the wake of a disputed presidential election held in 2008.
Armenian judges have voiced support for a thorough reform of the national judicial system, while saying that the authorities must consult with them and “strictly” adhere to Armenia’s laws and international commitments.
Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) has again allowed an indicted brother of Armenia’s former President Serzh Sarkisian to temporarily leave the country.
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