ArmInfo. We have clear information on who influences the judges and how, but for the time being we will not disclose information, I can only say that some names for the public will be surprises. Hayk Alumyan, Lawyer of second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan announced at a press conference.
He stressed that colossal illegal technologies were launched with the sole purpose of keeping Kocharyan in captivity. "I can only say that this cannot continue for a long time," Alumyan assured.
Speaking about yesterday's verdict, again leaving Kocharyan under arrest, Alumian said that the court ignored all procedural norms: "Any our argument could have served as a basis for releasing Kocharyan to freedom, but the court ignored all norms and canons," the lawyer assured.
He noted that in his speech Kocharyan made one remark – the judge is not obliged to be a hero these days. "And indeed, with the pressure that is now on the judges, you just need to be a hero to decide on the abolition of the arrest," the lawyer said.
Alumyan considered the court's arguments about Kocharyan's detention under arrest inconclusive. <It's clear to everyone that Kocharyan's freedom will not hide from the investigation, he initially had such an opportunity, but he voluntarily came to the investigating authority. The second argument that Kocharyan can influence the investigation is not convincing either, because there was a time when he was free, but none of the investigators complained about his influence on the process, " Alumyan explained.
Speaking about the application of Article 301 of the RA Criminal Code (overthrow of the constitutional system) in relation to Kocharyan, Alumyan considered it illegal. <Article 301 was toughened compared to Article 300, which was in force in 2008. And, according to the RA Criminal Code, if the article is tightened, then it does not have retrospective force. As proof of my words, I will give an example of the trial of 7 leaders of the protest movement of 2008, including the current RA Ambassador to Denmark Alexander Arzumanyan. All of them were accused of overthrowing the constitutional order, but after article 300 was replaced by 301 and tightened, the court considered that article 301 could not be applied to 7 defendants. We demand that this provision be extended to Robert Kocharyan, who is also charged under Article 301. However, the prosecutor is against it, and his only argument is that he does not understand the motives of the court, which did not make charges in relation to the seven charges under Article 301, therefore he believes that this cannot be a precedent in Kocharyan's case, "Alumyan explained.
To note, Kocharyan is accused of overthrowing the Constitution in the framework of the March 1, 2008 case and of bribery on especially large scale.