Yerevan court to resume hearing of Kocharyan’s appeal on Wednesday
The Yerevan Criminal Court of Appeals on Wednesday will resume hearing on an appeal of former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan’s lawyers against the arrest ruling of a lower court.
The court hearing will kick off at 1:30pm.
The appellate court, presided over by judge Arsen Nikoghosyan, started hearing on the lawyers’ appeal against the ruling of the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction to deny the defense request for the ex-president’s release pending the outcome of his trial on 15 June.
During the first hearing, the legal team filed three motions to change Robert Kocharyan’s measure of restraint, including under personal guarantee offered by four former Armenian and Artsakh prime ministers, based on the fact that the former president will risk being infected with coronavirus at prison, as well as his release on bail.
The court considered it necessary to listen to Ruben Sahakyan, another member of Kocharyan’s legal team who could not attend the June 15 hearing due to being in the risk group for the disease.
The court hearing was postponed in order to ensure the presence of the victims and their legal successors.
Related news
- Yerevan court hearing appeal of Robert Kocharyan’s lawyers
- ECHR advisory opinion on Kocharyan case not subject to interpretation but translation - Gevorg Kostanyan
- Court postpones hearing in Kocharyan’s and others’ case amid pandemic
- Our positions were reflected in ECHR’s advisory opinion, says Kocharyan’s lawyer
- ECHR delivers advisory opinion on Robert Kocharyan’s case