Robert Kocharyan
politician
Robert Kocharyan, former President of Armenia from 1998 to 2008, was arrested on August 25, 26, or 27, 2026, by Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee and General Prosecutor's Office on charges including abuse of power, bribery, money laundering, and illegal transfer of state property. He was detained alongside his son Seda Kacharyan, and the case involves events during his presidency. Despite the arrest, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent him a congratulatory telegram on his birthday, praising his resilience.
Events
- Putin Praises Arrested Armenian Ex-President Kocharyan
- Kremlin Avoids Comment on Armenia's Political Crisis
- Armenian ex-president barred from leaving country
- Pashinyan Blocks CSTO Peacekeepers Amid Opposition Crackdown
- Kocharyan Detained Over State Property Theft
- Kocharyan Hospitalized During Court Hearing
- Armenia arrests ex-president Kocharyan
- Armenian authorities search Kocharyan family properties
- Kocharyan Delivered to Anti-Corruption Committee
Recent coverage
- Court extended son of former Armenian president Kocharyan's arrest for two months — Интерфакс
- Politician Grigoryan: Isolation of former Armenian President Kocharyan is beneficial to Armenian authorities — Вести
- President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent a telegram to the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, congratulating... — МИД России
- Putin wishes 'vigor and steadfastness' to arrested former Armenian president — Агентство. Новости
- Putin congratulated former Armenian president arrested on money laundering charges on his birthday — Дождь
- Putin congratulated former Armenian president arrested on money laundering charges on his birthday — Дождь (Telegram)
- Putin wished resilience to former Armenian president Kocharyan — Ведомости
- Vladimir Putin sent a telegram to the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, congratulating him on his birthday — Кремль. Новости
- Putin sent a telegram to detained former Armenian president Kocharyan — Коммерсантъ
- Putin congratulated former Armenian president Robert Kocharyan on his birthday — Вести
- Putin congratulated former Armenian president Kocharyan on his birthday — Вечерняя Москва
- Sincerely wish you good health, mental vigor and resilience in the face of trials, with which you are now encountering... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Putin wished former Armenian president Kocharyan strength in the face of trials — Москва 24
- Expert named the real reasons for the persecution of former Armenian presidents — Вести
- Expert Revealed Reasons for Arrest of Robert Kocharyan — Вести
- Pashinyan admitted to his own hanging on the main square of Yerevan — Вечерняя Москва
- Court arrested former Armenian president Robert Kocharyan for two months — Коммерсантъ
- In Armenia, a former president close to Putin has been arrested — The Moscow Times
- In Armenia, former president Robert Kocharyan was detained. Searches were conducted at his and his son's residence. Get morning briefing or weekly digest. — The Insider
- Former Armenian President Kocharyan to be arrested by court decision — РИАМО