Armenia’s Constitutional Court has agreed to rule on the legality of the most serious of accusations brought against former President Robert Kocharian.
Two weeks after he was arrested again, the lawyers for former President Robert Kocharian on Monday asked a district court judge in Yerevan to release him on bail.
Lawyers for former President Robert Kocharian said on Wednesday that they will appeal against an Armenian court’s decision to allow his renewed arrest.
Armenia’s Court of Appeals overturned on Tuesday a lower court’s May 18 decision to release former President Robert Kocharian from prison pending the outcome of his trial stemming from the 2008 post-election violence in Yerevan.
A new, sixth member of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) was sworn in on Monday, enabling the state body overseeing Armenia’s courts to make a quorum and hold formal meetings.
Prosecutor-General Artur Davtian on Wednesday urged Armenia’s Court of Appeals to allow investigators to again arrest former President Robert Kocharian accused of overthrowing the constitutional order while in power.
Former President Robert Kocharian dropped a defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Wednesday after receiving an important clarification from the latter’s lawyer.
Armenia’s Justice Minister Artak Zeynalian tendered his resignation on Friday after just over a year in office.
A former deputy commander of Armenian interior troops has been formally charged with killing an anti-government protester in the wake of a disputed presidential election held in 2008.
Armenian judges have voiced support for a thorough reform of the national judicial system, while saying that the authorities must consult with them and “strictly” adhere to Armenia’s laws and international commitments.
Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) has again allowed an indicted brother of Armenia’s former President Serzh Sarkisian to temporarily leave the country.
A court in Yerevan confirmed on Tuesday that it has suspended Robert Kocharian’s trial because of what it called a possible contradiction between the Armenian constitution and coup charges brought against the former president.
A court in Yerevan on Saturday ordered Armenia’s former President Robert Kocharian released from prison pending the outcome of his and three other former officials’ trial on coup charges.
Nagorno-Karabakh’s current and former leaders appeared before a court in Yerevan on Thursday to reaffirm their calls for the release of Armenia’s Karabakh-born former President Robert Kocharian from custody.
Former President Robert Kocharian on Thursday accused investigators of withholding evidence of his innocence in the 2008 post-election violence in Yerevan.
Armenia’s imprisoned former President Robert Kocharian continued to deny on Tuesday corruption and coup charges brought against him as politically motivated on the second day of his trial.
A court in Yerevan held on Monday the first, preliminary hearing in the trial of Armenia’s former President Robert Kocharian and three other former senior officials prosecuted in connection with the 2008 post-election violence in Yerevan.
The trial of Robert Kocharian and three other former senior officials prosecuted in connection with the 2008 post-election unrest in Yerevan will start on May 13, lawyers for Armenia’s ex-president said on Thursday.
A state body overseeing the Armenian judiciary on Wednesday took disciplinary action against two judges who recently refused to deal with the high-profile criminal case against former President Robert Kocharian.
A court in Yerevan held on Thursday the first, preliminary hearing in the trial of retired General Manvel Grigorian and his wife who are facing a string of criminal charges denied by him.
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