The Court of Appeals published its decision regarding the deterrence method of former Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia and former Secretary of the Security Council Armen Gevorgyan. The First Instance Court had rejected the intermediation for Armen Gevorgyan’s detainment, and a complaint was filed by the General Prosecutor. When he left the court, Armen Gevorgyan said that the Court of Appeals rejected the General Prosecutor’s appeal, which means that he will not be detained.
“We do not have any doubts about justice because the First Instance Court and the Court of Appeals made fair decisions. The General Prosecutor’s emphasis was placed on the belief that the accusations used as a basis for detainment are definite, which is defendant does not agree with,” Gevorgyan’s lawyer Erik Aleksanyan told reporters.
Armen Gevorgyan was accused of obstruction of justice during the events of March 1, 2008. According to head of the Special Investigative Service Sasun Khachatryan, Gevorgyan also put pressure on one of the Constitutional Court judges so that the judge would not change the results of the 2008 elections. Gevorgyan was also accused of money laundering and of receiving large bribes.
Mass protests were held in Armenia, after presidential elections on 2008. The protests were organized by the supporters of the First President of Republic of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosian. During the protest held on March 1, 2008, clashes broke out between police and protesters. President Robert Kocharyan declared a 20-day state of emergency.
Luiza Sukiasyan
