YEREVAN. - The attorneys of former Armenian captive in Azerbaijan Artur Badalyan completed the preparation of all required materials to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), lawyer Edmond Marukyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

According him, Badalyan’s lawyers will send an appeal to the ECHR in nearest future.

Resident of Haghartsin village of Tavush region Artur Badalyan got lost in the woods and was captured by the Azerbaijani side on May 9, 2009.

Only in year and a half, on November 8, 2010, the Azerbaijani side confirmed the fact of his captivity, while previously kept denying the information of his presence on Azerbaijani territory.

Badalyan was returned home on March 17 this year. According to lawyers, the verdict in this case could set a precedent for other cases.