YEREVAN. - The health of Sasna Tsrer armed group member Hovhannes Harutyunyan is deteriorating every day, but he isn’t operated on.

His attorney, Ara Gharagyozyan, told the aforementioned to Armenian News – NEWS.am on Monday.

Hovhannes Harutyunyanm who suffered a gunshot wound in his leg in the seized police station, is currently in the Prison Hospital. 

“He can no longer move the fingers of his foot; his health is deteriorating every day, but no operation is performed. Shrapnel was first taken out of his leg, and now an operation should be performed. The pains are getting worse every day: he is injected painkillers, which do not help. The doctors say it’s not yet time for the operation,” the attorney said.

In his words, the failure to provide proper medical assistance in that condition is considered torture.

“The European Court [of Human Rights] has a precedent decision, under which failure to provide proper medical assistance is considered torture. The attorneys consider it as an inhuman treatment and torture, since a man is not operated on on time. Today we had to turn to the International Health Service of the Red Cross so that they can respond to us and send an inquiry about the reason of not operating [my client]. They should visit Hovhannes today,” Gharagyozyan said.

He also added that the Erebuni Medical Center will no longer execute control over the patients of the Prison Hospital. The attorney has been provided no justification on this.