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Hrachya Harutyunyan case: forgotten, ignored or still under spotlight?
12:40 * 19.10.13
The family of Hrachya Harutyunyan, the Armenian truck driver detained
in Russia over a major crash that left 18 bus passengers dead in July,
say they have no clear idea as to the efficiency of the state support
mechanisms offered to the Armenian citizen.
His daughter, Lilit Harutyunyan, says she is very little aware of the
current stage of the proceeding as they still have to wait until the
new hearing which is set for December 14.
She said only that Harutyunyan was moved to a prison cell from
hospital earlier this week, and that the family were informed he was
all right.
Speaking to Tert.am, the driver's sister, Seda Harutyunyan, said she
doesn't think any steps are being taken on the state level. "No, they
are not doing anything yet. They say they will try to bring him to
Armenia [to serve his sentence] after the trial," she said.
Yeranuhi Tumanyan, an advisor to the human rights defender for
detainees, later gave our correspondent assurances that the issue is
under the ombudsman's spotlight. "I cannot say anything as to the
Armenian government bodies, but the human rights defender keeps the
issue under spotlight. He maintains contacts with the lawyer and the
family, keeping them up to date of any development. So if the family
has news, all kinds of questions are settled through us ," she said,
adding that the case is still under inquest.
As for Harutyunyan's health condition, Tumanyants said he now feels
considerably better. "He is now in the detention place, and the family
was notified of that at the beginning of the week," she told our
correspondent.
Asked about the possibility of returning Harutyunyan to Armenia, the
advisor said it will be possible to address the question after a
judicial act issued and a final ruling takes effect.
"All the investigative operations - from Åxpert examinations to
testimony procedures - have to be performed there," she explained.
A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, Tigran Balayan, did not give
any details as to the procedures they are taking to return Harutyunyan
to Armenia. "The activities by the embassy and the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs are not subject to publication in major part. We are
diplomats, not showmen," he told our correspondent.
Armenian News - Tert.am
12:40 * 19.10.13
The family of Hrachya Harutyunyan, the Armenian truck driver detained
in Russia over a major crash that left 18 bus passengers dead in July,
say they have no clear idea as to the efficiency of the state support
mechanisms offered to the Armenian citizen.
His daughter, Lilit Harutyunyan, says she is very little aware of the
current stage of the proceeding as they still have to wait until the
new hearing which is set for December 14.
She said only that Harutyunyan was moved to a prison cell from
hospital earlier this week, and that the family were informed he was
all right.
Speaking to Tert.am, the driver's sister, Seda Harutyunyan, said she
doesn't think any steps are being taken on the state level. "No, they
are not doing anything yet. They say they will try to bring him to
Armenia [to serve his sentence] after the trial," she said.
Yeranuhi Tumanyan, an advisor to the human rights defender for
detainees, later gave our correspondent assurances that the issue is
under the ombudsman's spotlight. "I cannot say anything as to the
Armenian government bodies, but the human rights defender keeps the
issue under spotlight. He maintains contacts with the lawyer and the
family, keeping them up to date of any development. So if the family
has news, all kinds of questions are settled through us ," she said,
adding that the case is still under inquest.
As for Harutyunyan's health condition, Tumanyants said he now feels
considerably better. "He is now in the detention place, and the family
was notified of that at the beginning of the week," she told our
correspondent.
Asked about the possibility of returning Harutyunyan to Armenia, the
advisor said it will be possible to address the question after a
judicial act issued and a final ruling takes effect.
"All the investigative operations - from Åxpert examinations to
testimony procedures - have to be performed there," she explained.
A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, Tigran Balayan, did not give
any details as to the procedures they are taking to return Harutyunyan
to Armenia. "The activities by the embassy and the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs are not subject to publication in major part. We are
diplomats, not showmen," he told our correspondent.
Armenian News - Tert.am