Aram Orbelyan, the lawyer of the second president of the Republic of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, told reporters in front of the CEC building that the proceedings initiated against his client are artificial and have no legal basis.

“I got acquainted with the materials of the case. The presented facts have no reasonable connection with the criminal case and do not contain characteristics of a crime,” Orbelyan noted.

According to him, the basis of the case is a transaction carried out in 2004, which was approved by the decision of the RA government, but neither Robert Kocharyan nor his family members had anything to do with that process.

The lawyer noted that later, when Robert Kocharyan did not hold a public position, Sedrak Kocharyan acquired a share in the given company, making a significant investment.

According to Orbelyan, it refers to the premises of the “Master Class” company, which is located in front of the former office of “Orange”. He emphasized that there is no criminal legal problem in the given process, because it is not about the sale, but about the rental and investment project.

Let’s remind that within the framework of this proceeding, the General Prosecutor’s Office applied to the CEC, requesting permission to initiate criminal prosecution against Robert Kocharyan and deprive him of his freedom. The petition will be discussed at the meeting called by the Central Election Commission.

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