The Trial regarding Derenik Gasparyan’s Criminal Case Continues
00:00, February 10, 2011 | Press Release | Right to be free from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to Fair Trial, Right to LifeOn February 11 of 2011, at 14:00 p.m. the trial regarding closing the criminal case of 10-year old Derenik Gasparyan, who died at Charentsavan # 5 school as a result of a fight, will continue to be heard at Hrazdan office of RA Kotayk District Court of First Instance.
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor advocate Arayik Zalyan, representative of Derenik Gasparyan’s successor, has claimed to annul the resolution over closing the criminal case and obliged Kotayk Region Prosecutor’s office to reach a relevant decision regarding the appealed resolution.
It should be noted that the criminal case over 10-year-old Derenik Gasparyan’s death was filed 46 days later. The case was initiated based on “severe physical damage that occurred prior to death” and not the fact of “death” itself.
The incident occurred at school during the exam, when the school administration took no measures to intervene while the 10-year-old boy was being severely beaten by his peers, which caused his death.