Hearings on extending Robert and Sedrak Kocharyan’s detention postponed

Hearings on motions to extend the detention of Armenia’s second president, Robert Kocharyan, and his son, Sedrak Kocharyan, have been postponed, with the court’s workload cited as the reason.

Lawyer Hayk Alumyan told journalists this on 20 October.

Robert and Sedrak Kocharyan were arrested on 25 August 2026 as part of criminal proceedings being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Committee. Sedrak Kocharyan was remanded in custody for two months on 26 August, and Robert Kocharyan on 27 August.

Robert Kocharyan has been charged with abuse of official powers, accepting a bribe on a particularly large scale and money laundering.

Sedrak Kocharyan has been charged with money laundering on a particularly large scale, as well as aiding abuse of official powers and the acceptance of a bribe on a particularly large scale.