Kocharian Will Remain Jailed, Court Rejects Bail

Former President Robert Kocharian will remain in jail as the Court of Appeals has rejected his motion requesting bail.

“The verdict has been published. Robert Kocharian’s lawyers’ motions have been completely rejected,” Vahakn Muradian from the General Prosecution said.

2nd President of Armenia Robert Kocharian, who ruled the country from 1998 to 2008, spent two weeks in jail in summer of 2018, but was eventually freed. But on December 7, a higher court overruled the release and ordered him to be remanded into custody pending trial again.

At the time the court announced the verdict, Kocharian turned himself in to authorities.

Kocharian is charged for ‘overthrowing constitutional order’ during the 2008 post-election unrest, when clashes between security forces and protesters left 10 people dead, including two police officers, during his final days as president.

He vehemently denies wrongdoing.

 

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharian

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