Bail for the former head of Armenia Kocharyan helped to pay the Russian businessmen

details of the release from custody of the former President of Armenia Robert Kocharian said the head of Kocharian’s office Victor Soghomonyan. As reported TASS, a Deposit of 2 billion AMD (about 289,5 million) made Russian businessmen.

Kocharian accused of overthrow of the constitutional order of Armenia in March 2008. Then during the riots, 10 people were killed, more than 250 were injured. Process in the case of the overthrow of the constitutional order began on September 12 last year the court of General jurisdiction of Yerevan. Kocharyan considers the charges to be fabricated and talking about political persecution.

In the last month, Kocharian was at the Yerevan medical center “izmirlyan”, which hosted the post-operative treatment. The administrative court previously decided to allow Kocharian to stay there until the end of the pandemic coronavirus infection due to the fact that it is at risk.

Two days earlier, Kocharyan was released on bail. In the Armenian media reported that the Deposit helped to pay the owner of Tashir group Samvel Karapetyan, the head of GC “Monarch” Sergey Hambardzumyan, and businessman Gennady Stepanyan. The remaining amount contributed AFK “System”, where Kocharyan is an independent Director.