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    Emil Lazarian
  • 4 years ago
    • Categories: 2021

Kocharyan trial adjourned

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 14:10,

YEREVAN, MARCH 30, ARMENPRESS. Judge Anna Danibekyan of the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction adjourned the trial of former president Robert Kocharyan because the prosecutors were absent. Several other ex-government officials are also defendants in the case.

The judge said that all defendants have submitted motions requesting to drop criminal proceedings which are initiated under article 300.1 of the penal code (overthrowing constitutional order), because the constitutional court determined it to be unconstitutional and void.

Judge Danibekyan said the court had to discuss the issue of stopping the criminal proceedings, but the hearing can’t take place without the prosecutors.

The issue will be discussed at the next hearing set for April 2.

 

 

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS