“Criminal proceedings against Robert Kocharyan and his detention are illegal. This is an apparent political and personal persecution. This is “vendetta”, which has no legal basis”, stated Viktor Soghomonyan, the head of Armenian second President Robert Kocharyan’s office in a press conference.
He noted: “I understand what is going on, why Robert Kocharyan is indicted, how quickly this process took place, which has nothing to do with the disclosure of the case of the ten victims of March 1. I feel pity that this important case for Armenian history is the hostage of political goals and that the statements of actions of the current government have nothing in common”.
According to Soghomonyan, the whole process was carried out hastily: “Quick detention, quick accusation by the Special Investigation Service… what are the grounds for this all? He was detained illegally, a criminal case was forged against him. We demand his immediate release”.
Luiza SUKIASYAN
