Six people, including Robert Kocharyan and his son, detained in Armenia

Robert Kocharyan served as President of Armenia from 1998 to 2008. After leaving office, he was repeatedly subjected to criminal prosecution.

In 2018, Kocharyan was charged with overthrowing the constitutional order as part of the case concerning the dispersal of protests on March 1, 2008. Ten people died then. In 2021, the Constitutional Court of Armenia terminated proceedings in this case, recognizing the article of the Criminal Code under which Kocharyan was accused as unconstitutional.

In 2020, Kocharyan was acquitted of charges of accepting a particularly large bribe. He denied all accusations, calling them politically motivated.