Today, Aghvan Hovsepyan, the Chief Prosecutor of Armenia received a delegation headed by Thomas Hammerberg, Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe; this according to the website of the Prosecutor's Office.

According to the website the Chief Prosecutor informed the delegation that as of November 21st that 7 accused individuals are under preliminary detention, that their preliminary investigation was completed as of September 2008 and that the deadline for the preliminary phase of the trial has been twice delayed due to the protestations of the defense regarding the validity of the preliminary trial.

The site also reports that the Chief Prosecutor’s Office has also taken steps to evaluate the behavior of police surrounding the events in question. It adds that over 500 police and military police employees have been questioned regarding actions taken to prevent lawlessness during the events in question.