18/06/2019 16:11
Judge examining Kocharyan’s case denies petition for his recusal
Judge of the Criminal Court of Appeal Armen Danielyan denied the petition of Robert Kocharyan’s defense team as well as the petition of the representative of successor of March 1 victim and refused to declare a recusal.
This demand was first voiced by ex-president’s defense team and later by the opposite side which voiced doubts about the objectiveness of the judge.
Kocharyan’s France-based lawyer in his turn addressed to judge saying that he could not handle this case.
Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan did not attend today’s court hearing.