Yerevan court resumes trial of Kocharyan, three others
The Anti-Corruption Court in Yerevan on Monday resumed the trial of second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and three other former government officials Yuri Khachaturov, Seyran Ohanyan, and Armen Gevorgyan.
They face renewed charges stemming from the post-election unrest during protests in Yerevan on March 1, 2008 which left 10 people dead.
The coup charges against the four men were dropped after Armenia’s Constitutional Court declared them unconstitutional in 2021.
The case was reopened following the 12 September ruling of the Court of Cassation.
Citing Kocharyan’s office, Yerevan.Today reported that he missed today’s hearing because he had been abroad on a private trip since September 18.
“The former president will get back in the near future and will appear in court once properly notified,” his office said.