NGOs Claim against RA General Prosecutor’s Office
00:00, January 17, 2011 | Press Release | Right to Fair Trial, Right to liberty and security | Detention FacilitiesOn January 18 of 2011, at 10:00 a.m. the RA Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative Districts will continue the hearing of a claim initiated by the presidents of right-protective NGOs against the RA Prosecutor General’s Office.
It should be noted that claimants 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 General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative Districts to file a case against the RA Deputy Prosecutor General and the chief of the “Nubarashen” Penitentiary and to pursue criminal prosecution against them based on the claim presented by the claimants.
It should be noted that on September 2 of 2010 as a result of the visit to “Nubarashen” Penitentiary, the presidents of the aforementioned presidents had found out that Armenian citizen Sargis Poghosyan had been illegally held in custody between August 5 and September 1.