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On May 11, 2016, by ruling of the General Jurisdiction Court of Kentron and Nork-Marash administrative districts of Yerevan city, RA, the complaint filed by Arayik Zalyan and Ani Chatinyan, HCA Vanadzor lawyers and representatives of Susanna Antonyan, successor of Arman Antonyan who deceased due to improper medical care, was dismissed again.  

This complaint required to restore the violated rights and freedoms of Susanna Antonyan and to annul the investigating agency’s decision on discontinuing the criminal proceedings and not initiating criminal prosecution.

By its ruling of May 11, 2016, the Court found that the aggrieved party’s position as to ineffective investigation was baseless and there was no need to undertake an additional forensic examination.

On June 7, 2016, the representatives of the victim’s successors appealed the court ruling above substantiating that the investigation into the case lacked the necessary actions to reveal its circumstances; if combined, such circumstances might make it possible to identify the perpetrators and hold them liable.

Note that in the period of January 17 – February 27, 2010, A. Antonyan was treated for infertility at the Sexopathologic Rehabilitation City Center of Yerevan. As late in March, 2010, his health rapidly deteriorated, A. Antonyan was transferred to Vanadzor Medical Complex № 1 and then to the Infectious Diseases Hospital and on April 1, 2010, unconscious and in coma, he was taken to Yerevan Nork Infection Clinic where he died of hepatitis В without regaining consciousness.

On June 23, 2010, criminal proceedings were initiated; as a result of investigation into the case pending for almost 2 years, the criminal proceedings were discontinued.

The decisions of the investigating agency on this case pending for years were repeatedly appealed to higher institutions and in a court of law. After sending the case to another preliminary investigation by a court ruling, the proceedings were again discontinued due to lack of corpus delicti.