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NEITHER VICTIM, NOR SUCCESSOR IS RECOGNIZED
Arthur Sakunts, chairman of Vanadzor office of Helsinki Association,
told Lragir.am that in Armenia some part of court cases never starts
because the victim's relatives are not recognized as the victim's
legal successors. It happened for example in Hayk Movsisyan's case.
Recall on November 20, 2012 Hayk Movsisyan was condemned to three years
in prison for avoiding compulsory military service. On November 28,
he was found dead in Shushi penitentiary. His mother has not been
recognized as his legal successor despite her numerous requests. On
April 13, 2013 the Court of Appeals declared Movsisyan posthumously
innocent.
Sakunts says that there are other two cases in Yerevan when
minors died but their parents have not been recognized as their
legal successors. According to the human rights defender, by not
recognizing victims' relatives their legal successors a number of
local and international law provisions on human rights are violated
regarding both the victims and their successors.
Karine Ionesyan 14:03 13/06/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/right/view/30150
Arthur Sakunts, chairman of Vanadzor office of Helsinki Association,
told Lragir.am that in Armenia some part of court cases never starts
because the victim's relatives are not recognized as the victim's
legal successors. It happened for example in Hayk Movsisyan's case.
Recall on November 20, 2012 Hayk Movsisyan was condemned to three years
in prison for avoiding compulsory military service. On November 28,
he was found dead in Shushi penitentiary. His mother has not been
recognized as his legal successor despite her numerous requests. On
April 13, 2013 the Court of Appeals declared Movsisyan posthumously
innocent.
Sakunts says that there are other two cases in Yerevan when
minors died but their parents have not been recognized as their
legal successors. According to the human rights defender, by not
recognizing victims' relatives their legal successors a number of
local and international law provisions on human rights are violated
regarding both the victims and their successors.
Karine Ionesyan 14:03 13/06/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/right/view/30150