Prosecutor's Office to Comment on Constitutional Court Decision in Kocharyan Case After Full Receipt

The Prosecutor's Office of Armenia will announce its position regarding the Constitutional Court's decision on the case of the second President Robert Kocharyan after receiving the full text of the ruling.

In an interview with Armenpress, Arevik Khachatryan, head of the Public Relations Department of the Prosecutor's Office, stated: “We can only discuss the potential implications of the Constitutional Court's decision once we have the complete ruling. Therefore, we cannot comment further until then.”

The Constitutional Court published its ruling regarding the question of the compliance of Article 135, Part 2 and Article 35 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia with the Constitution, based on Robert Kocharyan's application.

The Constitutional Court ruled: 1. That Article 35 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which does not foresee the immunity of high-ranking officials from prosecution or investigation as circumstances excluding criminal proceedings, is contrary to the relevant articles of the Constitution and therefore invalid; 2. That Article 135, Part 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code complies with the Constitution.