The secretary general of the OTSC released on bail, the former president of Armenia arrested



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The Yerevan Court of First Instance arrested the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (OTSC), Col. Yuri Khachaturov, but acceded to the application for bail, said the lawyer Mihran Poghosyan. Photo: OTSC Press Service "border =" 0 "data-x-height =" 678 "data-x-src =" https://img.tyt.by/n/0d/b/ yuriy_khachaturov-ODKB-1. jpg "data-x-width =" 1024 "data-y-height =" 476 "data-y-src =" https://img.tyt.by/720x720s/n/0d/b/yuriy_khachaturov-odkb-1 .jpg "data-y-width =" 720 "data-zoom =" 1 "height =" 477 "hspace =" 0 "src =" https://img.tyt.by/720x720s/n/0d/b/ yuriy_khachaturov-odkb-1.jpg "title =" Yuri Khachaturov. Photo: the press service of the OTSC "vspace =" 0 "width =" 720 "/>

Yuri Khachaturov. Photo: CSTO Press Office

According to him, after paying a promise of 5 million drams (about 10 thousand dollars – TUT.BY rating) Khachaturov will be released. At the same time, Khachaturov will not be able to leave the republic

The court also arrested ex-president of Armenia Robert Kocharian for two months for overthrowing the constitutional order in 2008. [19659003] On July 26, Khachaturov was accused of overthrowing with other people on March 1, 2008, the constitutional order of Armenia. Earlier, the accusation was brought against the former Armenian President Robert Kocharian

In 2008, the opposition led by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who lost the presidential election on 19 February of the same year, held rallies in Armenia the results of the vote and the violations committed during the election. Protest actions on 1 and 2 March 2008 resulted in clashes between protesters and siloviki. Following the skirmishes, 10 people (including two policemen) were killed, more than 200 were injured.

Khachaturov commissioned parts of the Yerevan garrison in 2008 and was deputy defense minister of Armenia. Robert Kocharian was then the president of Armenia.

Currently, Yuri Khachaturov is the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) includes Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. According to the charter of the organization, an attack against one of its members should be considered an aggression against all participating states. The Secretary General of the OTSC is considered his highest administrative officer and directs the secretariat of the organization

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