Office of Robert Kocharyan: Prosecutor General`s Office appeal to the  CEC is a continuation of the "Lawlessness" at the airport

ArmInfo.  The appeal by the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) seeking consent to initiate criminal prosecution  against the second President of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, is a  continuation of the lawlessness that took place two days ago at the  airport, as noted in an statement issued by Bagrat Mikoyan, head of  the second president's office.

Mikoyan emphasized that, in fact, two days ago both the Investigative  Committee and the Anti-Corruption Committee claimed that no criminal  proceedings existed, meaning the president's departure was restricted  through the commission of a direct crime. "And today, the  Prosecutor's Office, acting at the behest of the government, has  'fabricated' some kind of case and appealed to the CEC," Mikoyan  noted.

According to him, the appeal to the CEC was pointless, as the  authorities "do not regard the law" and could have "immediately  initiated a case via a government decree or by citing the hysterical  speech of Nikol Pashinyan at a rally."

"In effect, Pashinyan is once again making law enforcement agencies  accomplices in this crime," the head of the second president's office  declared. He further noted that the defense team has no knowledge of  any new criminal case, and Robert Kocharyan himself has not been  questioned regarding any proceedings. "We are prepared for such  developments and have always been," Mikoyan emphasized.

It should be noted that earlier, it became known that the Prosecutor  General's Office had appealed to the Central Electoral Commission of  Armenia (CEC) with a motion seeking consent to initiate criminal  prosecution against the second President of Armenia, Robert  Kocharyan.

On June 14, the authorities prevented Kocharyan from leaving the  country. The office of the second president had announced Kocharyan's  intention to travel abroad in advance, noting that the politician  planned to be out of the country for three days for personal matters.   Law enforcement agencies, however, have yet to clarify the basis for  Kocharyan's travel ban.