Hayk Movsisyan Archives
Republic of Armenia did not fully recognize violation of Hayk Movsisyan’s rights
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor carries on restoring the violated rights of military serviceman Hayk Movsisyan deceased in pre-trial detention cell in NKR on November 27, 2012. Note that he had been drafted with mental health problems. Later during his military service, criminal proceedings were initiated against him for committing self-injury to avoid his service duties temporarily. Several days after the announcement of the judgment on this case, H. Movisisyan was found dead in a pre-trial detention cell in NKR.
Hayk Movsisyan’s case appeal rejected
On 20 November, 2014 presiding Judge M. Petrosyan continued the hearing on a complaint against the decision of the general provision Court of the Kentron Nork-Marash administrative unit of Yerevan city regarding the case of Hayk Movsisyan died in the NGKR investigation isolator. Hayk Mosvisyan’ interests were presented by his mother’s Heghine Petrosyan’s legal representatives Artur Sakunc and Arayik Zalinyan.
RA SIS does not provide all materials related to Hayk Movsisyan’s case to the RA Court of Criminal Appeal
On November 20, 2014 the Court of Criminal Appeal presided by Judge M. Petrosyan continued the hearing about the legality and propriety of the question and judicial review of Kentron Nork-Marash District Court of Appeal’s decision based on the appeal presented by Arthur Sakunts and Arayik Zalinyan representatives of Heghine Petrosyan mother of Hayk Movsisyan who died in the investigation isolator in NGK.
RA Justice Committee does not notice any violations
On October 31, 2014 RA Court of Criminal Appeal held Hayk Movsisyan’s case hearing. We have referred to the criminal case on Hayk Movsisyan’s death for many times, which was quashed by the investigation bodies considering his death as a suicide case on the bases of evidence insufficiency but Hayk Movsisyan was not recognized as a victim and his mother Heghine Petrosyan was not recognized a successor as a result of which Hayk Movsisyan’s rights have been violated.
Hayk Movsisyan’s mother was again rejected recognition as successor to the aggrieved party
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As we have already informed, on May 19, 2014, the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash administrative districts of Yerevan, RA, presided by judge A. Bektashyan, announced its ruling on the appeal by Artur Sakunts and Arayik Zalyan, representatives of Heghine Petrosyan, on the case of Hayk Movsisyan who was found dead at the remand center in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The court dismissed the appeal on the ground of Article 290 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the RA.
The court again dismissed the appeal on recognizing Hayk Movsisyan as aggrieved party
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On May 19, 2014, the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash administrative districts of Yerevan, RA, presided by judge A. Bektashyan, announced its ruling on the appeal by Artur Sakunts and Arayik Zalyan, representatives of Heghine Petrosyan, on the case of Hayk Movsisyan who was found dead at the remand center in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
The first instance court of the RA will announce its ruling soon on recognizing Hayk Movisisyan as an aggrieved party
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On May 16, 2014, the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash administrative districts of Yerevan, RA, presided by judge A. Bektashyan, proceeded with consideration of the appeal by Artur Sakunts and Arayik Zalyan, representatives of Heghine Petrosyan, whose son Hayk Movsisyan was found dead at the remand center in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
Diseased servicemen Hayk Movsisyan’s mother is not being recognized as the victim’s legal successor
On December 18, 2013 a motion was sent to the RA Special Investigative Service and an application the RA General Prosecutor’s office with a request to declare Hayk Movsisyan’s mother as the victim’s legal successor.
Artur Sakunts, “I consider Hayk Movsisyan’s case as an organized murder being canceled by state authorities”
Today Artur Sakunts, Chairman of Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor and Hayk Movsisyan’s mother Heghine Petrosyan presented the case-related details during a discussion at “Media Center” on the progress of Hayk Movsisyan’s case, who had died at “NKR Shushi” Penitentiary, and refusal to recognize his mother as victim’s successor.
Suicide without signs: Mother of diseased serviceman, who died in Shushi jail, assures, “We’ll struggle until the end”
Heghine Petrosyan, mother of diseased serviceman Hayk Movsisyan, who died in Shushi jail in 2012, has grounded doubts that her son didn’t commit a suicide by hanging but he was killed.
HCA Vanadzor’s Statement regarding RA Military Prosecutor G. Kostanyan’s Demand to file a Criminal case against SIS former Chief A. Mirzoyan and former Judge of Syunik Region Court of Common Jurisdiction S. Aghabekyan and MoD Investigative Service Investigator, Supervisory Prosecutor, RA Minster of Defence Seyran Ohanyan
Dismissing some of the officials from their offices on such grounds is an obvious breach of principles on equality before the law and the rule of law regarding which back on May 8 of 2013, we demanded that the RA Prosecutor General A. Hovsepyan should take the Organization’s statement as a report on crime.