Tuesday, January 14 2020 15:31

ArmInfo.The trial on March 1, 2008, in which  second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan is participated, has been postponed. The fact is that lawyer of  former  CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov Mihran Poghosyan, who is also  involved in this case, refused to participate in the trial.

The trial began with the fact that Judge Anna Danibekyan read out the  appeal of Poghosyan. The latter noted that the court does not comply  with the principle of specificity of the parties, and the defense is  in adverse conditions. Poghosyan also noted that the court did not in  any way respond to the threats that were voiced against lawyers  during the trial.

The fact is that at the last meeting, one of the injured persons  said: " Speak more respectfully on March 1, otherwise you will find  yourself:". But the continuation could not be heard, since the  defense side expressed its protest. Judge Anna Danibekyan promised to  study the record of the court session, however, today the latter  stated that she did not find any threats to the lawyers in the  record. In case of disagreement, according to her, the defense can  apply to the relevant legal authorities. Robert Kocharyan's lawyer  Hayk Alumyan, in turn, also supported Poghosyan's statement.

After that, Danibekyan clarified whether Khachaturov could invite  another lawyer to the meeting, to which the latter stated that he was  quite satisfied with the work of Mihran Poghosyan. The judge also  recalled the impossibility of holding a meeting in the absence of a  lawyer and informed Khachaturov that in the event of three  consecutive absences of a lawyer, the court may propose a change of  lawyer, and in case of refusal, he will appoint a lawyer.

In turn, the prosecutor Gevorg Baghdasaryan protested, saying that  this was a defiant step of the defense, and asked to apply sanctions  against the lawyer. Danibekyan stated that the court will consider  the issue of sanction in the presence of a lawyer. The next hearing  in the case will be held on January 21.

It should be noted that the second President of Armenia Robert  Kocharyan was charged with overthrowing the Constitutional system in  the framework of the events of March 1, 2008, Kocharyan himself does  not recognize the charge and calls this case fabricated.