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FAMILY OF VICTIM KILLED IN SHOOTOUT INTENDS TO APPEAL TO EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
02.17.2014 22:14 epress.am
After four months, the judicial investigation into the three complaints
brought forth by attorney Hayk Alumyan in the criminal case of the
Jun. 1, 2013 murder outside former Syunik governor Surik Khachatryan's
house was suspended. Alumyan represents the family of the victim,
Avetik Budaghyan.
Recall, on Jun. 1, 2013, former Goris mayoral candidate Avetik
Budaghyan was murdered outside the house of then Syunik regional
governor Surik Khachatryan, while Budaghyan's brother, Colonel Artak
Budaghyan, was wounded.
Speaking to reporters today, Alumyan said they are disappointed with
the actions of the domestic courts. The Budaghyans' complaints refer
to investigator Aleksan Ghazaryan's three decisions which set free
Khachatryan's son, Tigran, and his bodyguard, Zarzand Nikoghosyan,
and with which the persecution of Avetik Budaghyan was terminated
because of his death. Recall, Khachatryan and Nikoghosyan were charged
with murder, but the investigative body later considered they acted
in self-defense and released them.
During the trial, Alumyan asked that the investigator present in court
all the materials relating to the complaint, which Aleksan Ghazaryan
didn't do. "The court, accepting that investigation of the case is
impossible without all the materials provided by the investigator,
did not require the investigator, nevertheless, bring the materials
related to the complaint, but rather suspended the investigation. That
is, the court considered the investigator's folly a force majeure,"
said the attorney.
Alumyan said his clients appealed the Court of First Instance of
Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun Administrative Districts of Yerevan's
decision to discontinue the investigation at the Court of Appeal, and
they are currently preparing to appeal also to the Court of Cassation.
After exhausting the domestic courts, the Budaghyans will appeal to
the European Court of Human Rights.
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/02/17/family-of-victim-killed-in-shootout-intends-to-appeal-to-european-court-of-human-rights.html
02.17.2014 22:14 epress.am
After four months, the judicial investigation into the three complaints
brought forth by attorney Hayk Alumyan in the criminal case of the
Jun. 1, 2013 murder outside former Syunik governor Surik Khachatryan's
house was suspended. Alumyan represents the family of the victim,
Avetik Budaghyan.
Recall, on Jun. 1, 2013, former Goris mayoral candidate Avetik
Budaghyan was murdered outside the house of then Syunik regional
governor Surik Khachatryan, while Budaghyan's brother, Colonel Artak
Budaghyan, was wounded.
Speaking to reporters today, Alumyan said they are disappointed with
the actions of the domestic courts. The Budaghyans' complaints refer
to investigator Aleksan Ghazaryan's three decisions which set free
Khachatryan's son, Tigran, and his bodyguard, Zarzand Nikoghosyan,
and with which the persecution of Avetik Budaghyan was terminated
because of his death. Recall, Khachatryan and Nikoghosyan were charged
with murder, but the investigative body later considered they acted
in self-defense and released them.
During the trial, Alumyan asked that the investigator present in court
all the materials relating to the complaint, which Aleksan Ghazaryan
didn't do. "The court, accepting that investigation of the case is
impossible without all the materials provided by the investigator,
did not require the investigator, nevertheless, bring the materials
related to the complaint, but rather suspended the investigation. That
is, the court considered the investigator's folly a force majeure,"
said the attorney.
Alumyan said his clients appealed the Court of First Instance of
Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun Administrative Districts of Yerevan's
decision to discontinue the investigation at the Court of Appeal, and
they are currently preparing to appeal also to the Court of Cassation.
After exhausting the domestic courts, the Budaghyans will appeal to
the European Court of Human Rights.
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/02/17/family-of-victim-killed-in-shootout-intends-to-appeal-to-european-court-of-human-rights.html