The Criminal Case on the Death of a Detainee was Terminated: the Decision is not Being Sent to the successors of the Victim
00:00, November 14, 2011 | News | Right to Life | Detention Facilities, Police
On December 30, 2010, a case was filed at the Lori Region Investigation Department of the RA Police, under the 2nd part of Article 130 of the RA Criminal Code on the death of patient, Slavik Voskanyan, which was caused by Marzpet Minasyan,the doctor of the Vanadzor PI,forimproperly carrying out his professional duties.
Based on the investigation jurisdiction, the case was sent to the RA Special Investigation Service on April 22, 2011.
It has become known that the case initiated on Slavik Voskanyan’s death was terminated. The information was confirmed by the SIS Investigator, Gabriel Petrosyan, who made a decision to terminate the proceedings. The investigator did not provide “Hetk” with the termination decision; he only was told that it was based on the conclusion of the last Forensic Medical Examination Committee.
As of this date, neither Slavik Voskanyan’s wife, who is the victim’s successor, nor her representatives have received the termination decision.
Edmon Marukyan and Karen Tumanyan, the representatives of the victim’s successor, have twice submitted the same written claim to Andranik Mirzoyan, the Head of the RA Special Investigation Service. The claim informs Mirzoyan that the investigator did not provide the decision to terminate the criminal case, did not clarify their right to familiarize themselves with the materials of the case, and did not clarify the procedure of appealing the decision to terminate the proceedings and to stop the criminal persecution. They have also requested that the Head of the SIS assign the investigator of the case, to provide them with a copy of the termination decision.
The representatives of the victim’s successors submitted the first claim to the SIS on October 12, 2011 and the second on November 3, 2011; however, they have not received the decision and the claims remain unanswered.
Whereas Article 262 of the RA Criminal Procedure Code clearly states that the investigator forward a copy of the decision to terminate criminal proceedings to the suspect, the accused, the lawyer, as well as the injured person, his representative, the civil claimant, the civil defendant or their representatives, and the representative of the legal and physical persons, whose statementhad become the grounds for filing the criminal case.
The first part of Article 262 of the RA Criminal Procedure Code clarifies the right of the abovementioned individuals to familiarize themselves with the materials of the case and the procedure of appealing against the termination decree.
Source: www.hetq.am