{"id":197323,"date":"2025-10-17T20:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/?p=197323"},"modified":"2025-10-18T11:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T07:03:19","slug":"why-was-alexander-kochubayev-taken-into-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/en\/politics\/197323\/","title":{"rendered":"Why was Alexander Kochubayev taken into custody?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lawyer Alexander Kochubayev has been remanded in custody for two months over a Facebook post. Following his arrest—during which he was reportedly forced to the ground—Kochubayev was charged under Article 490, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia, for insulting officials of the legal system.<\/p>\n

The article carries a penalty of two to six years of imprisonment.<\/p>\n