Robert Kocharyan’s defense team files motion to invite Gagik Harutyunyan and other former judges of CC to court

The court hearing on preventive measure of Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan continues, with the lawyer Hayk Alumyan submitting a petition.

The lawyer filed a motion for inviting that time chairman of the Constitutional Court Gagik Harutynyan and other former judges of the CC.

“Only two of former members of CC Felix Tokhyan and Valery Poghosyan were interrogated who rejected the fact of any pressure on them. For us to be able to dispute the fact of grounded suspicion and taking into consideration that the accusation does not note the exact member of CC on who pressure was exerted we file a petition to invite Gagik Harutyunyan and CC judges Hrant Nazaryan, Kim Balasanyan, Felix Toghyan. These people participated in the examination of the case, Nazaryan was a reporter,” Alumyan said.

Prosecutor Gevorg Baghdasaryan objected the petition, stating that in this phase the interrogation of witnesses is not purposeful.

The court will state its decision over the petition later.