A criminal case has been initiated against the public disclosure of materials from a  45-year-old criminal case accusing Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan of rape.

Gagik Tsarukyan’s legal team had appealed to the Prosecutor General  demanding to find out how the document containing confidential personal data became available to the public.

Gagik Tsarukyan was recognized as a victim in a court case. In fact, the state has accepted the fact that there was harassment against Gagik Tsarukyan, that is, information about him illegally appeared on the Internet.

Let us recall that on August 17, 2001, At the open judicial session, the cassation appeal of lawyer R. Sahakyan  having  a special licensed and registered in the RA  Court of Cassation was examined against the  verdics as of October 01, 1979 of judicial college for  criminal cases of RA Supreme Court, in criminal caseon the charge of  Gagik Tsarukyan  under Article 112(2) and Article 144(2) of RA  Criminal  Code.

The court had decided- terminate  the criminal prosecution over Gagik Tsarukyan because of not  having any participation in performed crimes and justify him. 

The Armenian text of the decision is below.