Court found no reasonable suspicion on two counts in Robert Kocharyan’s case: Aram Orbelyan

The European Court of Human Rights has repeatedly pointed to the problem of formal reasoning in court rulings extending detention, Aram Orbelyan, a lawyer, said at a press conference.

According to him, detention should be used only when strictly necessary and for a limited period, yet it is often extended simply by repeating the provisions of the law.

Orbelyan also cited the case of Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, as an example, noting that the court found no reasonable suspicion on two of the six counts of the charges.

“On two counts, the existence of reasonable suspicion was directly refuted. The third count was not addressed,” he said.