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EUROPEAN COURT: ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT MUST COMPENSATE 31,000 EUROS TO OPPOSITIONIST
Panorama.am
16:29 04/10/2012
On October 2, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) revealed
decision in the case Virabyan v. Armenia.
Grisha Virabyan was a member of the People's Party of Armenia. The
case concerns his allegation that he was tortured in police custody
in April 2004 following his arrest on suspicion of carrying a firearm
at a rally organized by the opposition parties in Yerevan.
In particular, he alleged that he was repeatedly kicked and punched
in the groin during his custody and, as a result, his left testicle
had to be removed. He further complained that the investigation into
his allegations of torture was ineffective and that his ill-treatment
was politically motivated.
According to ECHR decree, Armenian government must compensate 31,000
euros to Virabyan, including 25,000 euros for moral damage and 6,000
euros for court expenses.
Virabyan relied on Article 3 (prohibition of torture and inhuman and
degrading treatment) and Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination).
Further relying on Article 6 § 2 (presumption of innocence), he
also complained that criminal proceedings brought against him for
attacking a public official during his police custody were terminated
in August 2004 notably on the ground that he had also suffered during
the incident and that this had "atoned for his guilt, " ECHR website
reported.
From: A. Papazian
Panorama.am
16:29 04/10/2012
On October 2, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) revealed
decision in the case Virabyan v. Armenia.
Grisha Virabyan was a member of the People's Party of Armenia. The
case concerns his allegation that he was tortured in police custody
in April 2004 following his arrest on suspicion of carrying a firearm
at a rally organized by the opposition parties in Yerevan.
In particular, he alleged that he was repeatedly kicked and punched
in the groin during his custody and, as a result, his left testicle
had to be removed. He further complained that the investigation into
his allegations of torture was ineffective and that his ill-treatment
was politically motivated.
According to ECHR decree, Armenian government must compensate 31,000
euros to Virabyan, including 25,000 euros for moral damage and 6,000
euros for court expenses.
Virabyan relied on Article 3 (prohibition of torture and inhuman and
degrading treatment) and Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination).
Further relying on Article 6 § 2 (presumption of innocence), he
also complained that criminal proceedings brought against him for
attacking a public official during his police custody were terminated
in August 2004 notably on the ground that he had also suffered during
the incident and that this had "atoned for his guilt, " ECHR website
reported.
From: A. Papazian