RA Criminal Court of Appeals Satisfied Claim of Human Rights Defenders
00:00, May 30, 2011 | Press Release | Right to Fair Trial, Right to liberty and security | Detention Facilities
On May 30 of 2011, the RA Criminal Court of Appeals satisfied the claim filed by right-protective NGOs against the resolution taken by the RA Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative Districts and identified that a violation of RA Constitution that is keeping a person illegally in custody without Court’s resolution had occurred and that measure should be taken to prevent and reinstate the violated rights.
It should be noted that on March 25 of 2011, Arman Danielyan- head of “Civil Society Institute” NGO, Avetik Ishkhanyan- head of “Armenian Helsinki Committee” NGO and Artur Sakunts- president of Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor Office submitted a claim to the RA Court of Appeal against the resolution taken by the RA Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative Districts.
On January 18 of 2011, the RA Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative Districts rejected the claim initiated by the presidents of the aforementioned right-protective NGOs against the RA Prosecutor General’s Office.
The heads of the NGOs claim to bring up a criminal case against the Deputy of RA Prosecutor General’s office and head of “Nubarashen” detention facility regarding the fact that citizen Sargis Poghosyan was illegally kept in custody from August 5 till September 1 of 2010 without Court’s resolution based on the written testimony of Deputy of RA Prosecutor General and was released on his order.