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The European Court of Human Rights has published a judgment in the case of Gulyan v. Armenia.

The case concerned the death of Ashot Gulyan’s 30-year-old son, Levon Gulyan, when he was being questioned by the police as a witness in a murder case. He was found dead on 12 May 2007 in the courtyard of Yerevan police headquarters after having apparently fallen from a second floor window.

Levon Gulyan had been taken to the headquarters for questioning about a man who had been shot dead three days earlier in front of the restaurant he owned, says the press release issued by ECHR.

The court ruled that there was a violation of Article 2 (right to life) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The court ruled that Armenia has to pay Gulyan 50,000 euros in non-pecuniary damage and 2,000 euros in costs and expenses.

Relying in particular on Article 2 (right to life), the applicant complained inter alia about the death of his son in police custody and the authorities’ failure to carry out an effective investigation.

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