The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) made two judgments against the Armenian Government Thursday, Radio Liberty reports.
In the case related to soldier Suren Muradyan, who died during his service in the Nagorno-Karabakh in 2002 (Muradyan v. Armenia), the ECtHR obliged the Armenian Government to pay Euro 50,000 compensation, noting that the authorities failed to carry out proper investigation for holding accountable those guilty of his death.
The soldier’s father, Hrach Muradyan, lodged a complaint with the ECtHR, insisting that his son, Suren Muradyan, had died as a result of ill-treatment by his superiors and the subsequent failure to provide him with adequate medical assistance. The ECtHR found that the Armenian Government violated three articles—right to life, prohibition of torture and right to an effective remedy.
According to another judgment on the case Manucharyan v. Armenia, the ECtHR obliged the Armenian Government to pay EURO 2400 to the Armenian Government. Spartak Manucharyan was charged with killing Alaverdi resident Karen Sokhakyan. The ECtHR found that the Armenian Government violated his right to fair trial. Manucharyan originally gave self-incriminating testimony, from which he later withdrew, insisting that he didn’t kill Sokhakyan, however the court didn’t take into account his claims.
















