Mar 17, 2009
Statement of the Court of Cassation regarding Shant Harutyunyan
The Court also stated that according to Article 310, part 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code of RA the defendant is denied the right to participate in trail if there is a ground that he/she suffers from a mental or other serious illness. Therefore, the Court decided to discontinue the proceedings against Shant Harutyunyan till his health condition recovers, and to continue the proceedings of the remaining six defendants. According to the above mentioned decision the Court addressed the examiners the following questions: 1. Whether Shant Harutyunyan has suffered or suffers from any mental …
Mar 17, 2009
Statement of the Court of Cassation regarding Shant Harutyunyan
The Court also stated that according to Article 310, part 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code of RA the defendant is denied the right to participate in trail if there is a ground that he/she suffers from a mental or other serious illness. Therefore, the Court decided to discontinue the proceedings against Shant Harutyunyan till his health condition recovers, and to continue the proceedings of the remaining six defendants. According to the above mentioned decision the Court addressed the examiners the following questions: 1. Whether Shant Harutyunyan has suffered or suffers from any mental …
Mar 17, 2009
Statement of the Court of Cassation regarding Shant Harutyunyan
The Court also stated that according to Article 310, part 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code of RA the defendant is denied the right to participate in trail if there is a ground that he/she suffers from a mental or other serious illness. Therefore, the Court decided to discontinue the proceedings against Shant Harutyunyan till his health condition recovers, and to continue the proceedings of the remaining six defendants. According to the above mentioned decision the Court addressed the examiners the following questions: 1. Whether Shant Harutyunyan has suffered or suffers from any mental …
Mar 17, 2009
Demonstrator Shot In the Face (video, not for the faint of heart)
He spitted his teeth and blood out from his mouth. Afterwards, he does not remember what has happened. According to the words of “Armenia” Medical Center staff, he was found near the building of Sport Complex and was taken to hospital, where he underwent a major, 7 hours operation. The doctors could hardly save his life. Since May Arthur Avagyan was called and questioned in the Police Department of Erebuni, and then in the Investigation Department as a witness. In the end of March, 2008 till the end of the investigation process of “case of 7”, he was called and informed that he was grante…
Mar 17, 2009
Demonstrator Shot In the Face (video, not for the faint of heart)
He spitted his teeth and blood out from his mouth. Afterwards, he does not remember what has happened. According to the words of “Armenia” Medical Center staff, he was found near the building of Sport Complex and was taken to hospital, where he underwent a major, 7 hours operation. The doctors could hardly save his life. Since May Arthur Avagyan was called and questioned in the Police Department of Erebuni, and then in the Investigation Department as a witness. In the end of March, 2008 till the end of the investigation process of “case of 7”, he was called and informed that he was grante…
Mar 17, 2009
Demonstrator Shot In the Face (video, not for the faint of heart)
He spitted his teeth and blood out from his mouth. Afterwards, he does not remember what has happened. According to the words of “Armenia” Medical Center staff, he was found near the building of Sport Complex and was taken to hospital, where he underwent a major, 7 hours operation. The doctors could hardly save his life. Since May Arthur Avagyan was called and questioned in the Police Department of Erebuni, and then in the Investigation Department as a witness. In the end of March, 2008 till the end of the investigation process of “case of 7”, he was called and informed that he was grante…
Mar 13, 2009
A letter on political prisoners addressed to PACE
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen! When Azerbaijan and Armenia became members of the Council of Europe in January of 2001, the Parliamentary Assembly of this organization noted the availability of problems of political repressions and political prisoners (Opinion 221, iv, par. b,c and Opinion 222, iv, par. b respectively). Following Opinions 221 and 222, the Secretary General of CE appointed the group of experts who had examined 25 “pilot cases” on these countries and worked out criteria of “political prisoner”. The CE experts have been operating in Azerbaijan on basis of these …
Mar 13, 2009
A letter on political prisoners addressed to PACE
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen! When Azerbaijan and Armenia became members of the Council of Europe in January of 2001, the Parliamentary Assembly of this organization noted the availability of problems of political repressions and political prisoners (Opinion 221, iv, par. b,c and Opinion 222, iv, par. b respectively). Following Opinions 221 and 222, the Secretary General of CE appointed the group of experts who had examined 25 “pilot cases” on these countries and worked out criteria of “political prisoner”. The CE experts have been operating in Azerbaijan on basis of these …
Mar 13, 2009
A letter on political prisoners addressed to PACE
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen! When Azerbaijan and Armenia became members of the Council of Europe in January of 2001, the Parliamentary Assembly of this organization noted the availability of problems of political repressions and political prisoners (Opinion 221, iv, par. b,c and Opinion 222, iv, par. b respectively). Following Opinions 221 and 222, the Secretary General of CE appointed the group of experts who had examined 25 “pilot cases” on these countries and worked out criteria of “political prisoner”. The CE experts have been operating in Azerbaijan on basis of these …