4 Constitutional Court Judges Should Not Participate in Kocharyan Claim Hearings
Robert Kocharyan, second president of Armenia indicted for toppling the constitutional order in 2008, when his regime cracked down the peaceful protests against rigged elections...
2008 March 1 Indictment Overturned: Isahak Malkhasyan Acquitted
The court found it proven that Malkhasyan carried a cold weapon, a metal baton in his car, refused the order of the police officer to allow search of his car, resisted the actions of the policemen and applied violence...
Kocharyan Not to Return to Custody Before End of Pandemic
The Court has accepted his attorney's motion to leave him in hospital and not transfer to prison before the end of the pandemic...
Former Yerevan Police Chief, Eyewitness in March 1 Case Found Dead in Russia
Ashot Karapetyan is also known to the public through Grisha Virabyan's case heard by the European Human Rights Court, which recognized that Virabyan was tortured during his detention...
Former Armenian Police Chief Found Shot Dead
Meanwhile, residents of Bjni who knew Harutiunian personally expressed shock at the news of his death. The mayor of the village where Harutiunian is understood to have spent most of his time...
Jhangiryan acquitted from a 2009 Charge around March 1
On February 23, 2008, deputy Prosecutor General Jhangiryan was arrested. The indictment read that while entering the main police building he did not follow the instruction of the police officers, hit officer Arman․․․
Kocharyan to Remain in Custody
Citizens demanding a life sentence for Kocharyan were chanting - "Long live the Republic of Armenia," "Long live justice," "Long live the proud citizen of the Republic of Armenia," "Long live democracy."
No Grounds to Release Kocharyan: Prosecutor's Office
In all those cases, when it will become clear that the criminal prosecution is incompatible with the functional immunity of the person, the body in charge of prosecution will be objectively deprived...
Court of Appeals Lifts Arrest Warrant of the March 1 Investigator
On November 2, Shengavit court of general jurisdiction issued a warrant to arrest Harutyunyan. According to the accusation, Harutyunyan instructed to replace the 1000 shells shot by the armed forces during the incidents...
Robert Kocharyan to Be Arrested
Attorney Hayk Aloumyan declared the court decision unprecedented. "From the perspective of legal violations, this was unprecedented for me. For our legal community, it is evident that the decision was made under pressure...
ECHR Rules Against Armenia in Two Cases Regarding March 1st
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that a number of clauses of the European Convention on Human Rights were violated in the case of Mushegh Saghatelyan, who was a March 1st protester...
“The Army Took Part in March 1, Received Money from Oligarchs,” Head of Special Investigative Service
“The evidence collected for this criminal case shows that this was a reality. A large amount of military vests were discharged from the warehouses of the Defense Ministry and were distributed...