A 2008 Order Partially Declassified to Shed Light on Kocharian Charges

Head of Armenia’s Special Investigative Service Suren Khachatryan

Court is scheduled to hear appeal on Kocharian’s sentencing on Thursday

YEREVAN—In an effort to shed more light on the prosecution’s case against former president Robert Kocharian, Armenia’s chief investigator on Friday presented segments of a previously classified order signed ahead of the March 1, 2008 unrest, during which eight civilians and two police officers were killed during a standoff between police and protesters. On a related matter, a court in Yerevan has decided to hear the appeal of Kocharian’s remand on Thursday, August 9.

The head of Armenia’s Special Investigation Service, Sasun Khachatryan, said that he had partially declassified a “highly confidential order N0038â€

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