02/04/2021 15:00
Judge applies sanctions against Robert Kocharyan’s lawyers and prosecutors
Judge Anna Danibekyan examining the case of Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan and other top officials considered the behavior of the lawyers and prosecutors inappropriate.
During the case hearing today the judge decided to apply sanctions against Kocharyan’s lawyers Hayk Alumyan, Hovhannes Khudoyan and Aram Vardevanyan in a form of a reprimand.
The same sanction has been applied against the prosecutors Gevorg Baghdasaryan and Petros Petrosyan.
During March 23 hearing Kocharyan’s lawyers Alumyan, Khudoyan and Vardevanyan left the court room before the end of the hearing without permission of the judge.
As to prosecutors, Baghdasaryan and Petrosyan failed to attend the hearing scheduled for March 30.