ArmInfo. During the trial on May 8, lawyer of the second president of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, Hayk Alumyan filed a petition for the release of Kocharyan under the personal guarantee of the former PMs. The former prime ministers of Armenia Vazgen Manukyan, Khosrov Harutyunyan and Karen Karapetyan, as well as former Prime Minister of Artsakh, Anushavan Danielyan, are ready to vouch for the second president of Armenia. Former PMs appeared in person in the meeting room, with the aim of confirming the guarantee.
In front of the courthouse there is a small rally in support of the second president of Armenia. Among them is also former vice speaker of the Armenian parliament, Eduard Sharmazanov, who described the lawsuit as a "national shame" and emphasized that on the day of the liberation of Shushi, the national hero of Artsakh should be released.
rTo note, this is the first haering in the Kocharyan case after a two-month break. Before that, judge Anna Danibekyan was on sick leave, after which she went on vacation.