Armenia’s Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of detaining former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan, charged with usurping state power during the March 1, 2008 post-election public protests.

Kocharyan wasn’t present in court when Judge Ruben Mkhitaryan made the announcement.

On August 13, the Court of Appeals ruled that Kocharyan cannot be prosecuted for the March 1, 2008 post- election violence in Yerevan that killed ten because he enjoys presidential immunity.

On August 20, Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office filed a complaint with the Court of Appeals, protesting its decision not to detain Kocharyan.

On November 15, the Court of Cassation has decided to send the matter of whether to detain former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan, who has been charged with “usurping state power” during the March 2008 post-election public protests, back to the Court of Appeals for review.