ArmInfo.In Armenia, the victims will have the opportunity to demand that the courts review their cases in an expedited manner. Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code were introduced by the Armenian parliament on March 21 in the second and final reading.
According to one of the developers of the document, MP Rustam Makhmudyan, current legislation does not allow to the injured person to express in court their position on the application of the expedited procedure for the consideration of the case. Back in 2010, the Armenian Court of Appeal decided that the victim was granted such a right, but it was applied only if the damage was not reimbursed. Now the victim will have the right to present his demand for accelerated consideration by the court of his cases in all cases. The court, in turn, has the right to reject or accept this requirement.