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ACTIVIST TO TAKE POLICE, JUDGES TO COURT OVER 2004 BEATINGS
Grisha Balasanyan
14:16, May 6, 2013
In October of last year, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
declared that the government of Armenia must pay Grisha Virabyan
31,000 Euros in moral and monetary compensation stemming from a
beating he received from Ararat Regional Police in 2004.
At the time, Virabyan was a member of the People's Party of Armenia
and actively participated in public rallies and political campaigning
for the 2004 presidential election in Armenia.
Virabyan is now taking various law enforcement and judicial officials
to court, telling Hetq that the guilty must pay for their crimes.
"The police who beat me must and the police force that faked charges
against me must be held accountable for their actions. The same with
the judges who declared unjust verdicts in my case," Virabyan said.
One of the officials noted in the ECHR decision is Ashot Karapetyan,
the current Yerevan Police Chief.
"I will not be deterred by anything or anyone. They must all be
punished, not only what they did to me but to others. Remember that
in 2004, some 2,500 activists were illegally arrested," noted
Virabyan.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/26263/activist-to-take-police-judges-to-court-over-2
004-beatings.html
From: Baghdasarian
Grisha Balasanyan
14:16, May 6, 2013
In October of last year, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
declared that the government of Armenia must pay Grisha Virabyan
31,000 Euros in moral and monetary compensation stemming from a
beating he received from Ararat Regional Police in 2004.
At the time, Virabyan was a member of the People's Party of Armenia
and actively participated in public rallies and political campaigning
for the 2004 presidential election in Armenia.
Virabyan is now taking various law enforcement and judicial officials
to court, telling Hetq that the guilty must pay for their crimes.
"The police who beat me must and the police force that faked charges
against me must be held accountable for their actions. The same with
the judges who declared unjust verdicts in my case," Virabyan said.
One of the officials noted in the ECHR decision is Ashot Karapetyan,
the current Yerevan Police Chief.
"I will not be deterred by anything or anyone. They must all be
punished, not only what they did to me but to others. Remember that
in 2004, some 2,500 activists were illegally arrested," noted
Virabyan.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/26263/activist-to-take-police-judges-to-court-over-2
004-beatings.html
From: Baghdasarian