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YEREVAN, AUGUST 23, ARMENPRESS. The attorneys of 2nd President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan are preparing an appeal to submit to the Court of Cassation aimed at making two of their grounds presented in the Court of Appeals a subject of discussion, attorney Hayk Alumyan told Armenpress.
Earlier Kocharyan’s defending team has submitted several grounds to release the 2nd President from custody to the Court of Appeals, however, he was released based on only the principle of the person’s immunity.
“At the moment we are working on preparing an appeal”, he said, adding that they will submit the appeal to the Court of Cassation soon.
Robert Kocharyan has been charged on July 26 over the 2008 March 1 case, under the Article 300.1 part 1 of the Criminal Code for breaching the constitutional order of the Republic of Armenia. He has been remanded into custody. His attorneys appealed the court ruling. On August 13 the Court of Appeals approved the attorney’s appeal, and Robert Kocharyan has been released.
Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan