ArmInfo. On the evening of March 1, 2008, the army was ordered to ensure the safety of state buildings, and in the afternoon the army did not interfere in the processes at all. The lawyer of the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharian Ruben Sahakian stated this in a conversation with journalists.
To the remark that the documentary frames clearly show that the special equipment was brought to the streets, Sahakyan replied: "The equipment simply stood in readiness, because events could have developed differently, because two generals, as well as 80 percent of the special corps, tried active actions. You yourself see in these frames that people were armed with sticks, with rods, batons". Sahakyan again reminded that Kocharyan enjoys immunity. "All those who say the opposite, either illiterate or set a goal to do what can not be done. I am of the opinion that the attempt to overthrow the constitutional order was made by Levon Ter-Petrosyan and his team, "he said.