Court dismissed the claim of Avan Mental Health Center against HCA Vanadzor and Zh. Amarikyan
12:06, May 31, 2016 | News, Own newsOn May 30, 2016, the General Jurisdiction Court of Lori marz (region), presided by judge V. Hovnanyan, dismissed the claim of Avan Mental Health Center CJSC against HCA Vanadzor and Zh. Amarikyan as well as the requirements on compelling the Armenian service of Free Europe/Liberty Radio, third party that had not submitted any independent claim, to convey public apology, publishing the court judgment in the mass media and confiscating the compensation amount as set by law for insult and defamation and compelled the plaintiff party to pay a state duty of 60,000 AMD.
Note that in its report on findings of monitoring at neuropsychological facilities in RA, HCA Vanadzor covered the information submitted by Zh. Amarikyan at Avan Mental Health Center that she suffered ill-treatment at the hands of the Center staff.
Avan Mental Health Center CJSC considered the information above to constitute insult and defamation and on this basis filed a claim with the court against HCA Vanadzor and Zh. Amarikyan.