ArmInfo. Lawyers of businessman Samvel Mayrapetyan, accused of complicity with bribery, refute the statement of the Armenian General Prosecutor's Office that the decision of the European Court of Human Rights on the use of an interim measure in this case does not indicate a violation of the rights of the defendant by the RA authorities.
"If Mayrapetyan's rights were not violated, why would the ECHR have obliged the Armenian authorities to apply an interim measure in this matter. The ECtHR issues such a verdict extremely rarely, and only in those cases when the rights of the accused are really violated. The statistics show this. The ECtHR ruled on the use of an interim measure only on five of the 578 cases related to Armenia, "the statement reads.
Mairapetyan`s defense also refutes the statement of the Prosecutor General's Office that the accused received proper medical assistance. " There can be no talk on medical assistance: Mairapetyan's state of health deteriorated in prison, and forensic examination was appointed only 40 days after his detention and even 67 days later, the results of this examination were not yet ready. What do they mean talking about proper assistance, when the Prosecutor General's Office, having made sure that further treatment of Mairapetyan in Armenia is impossible, forbade his departure abroad. And even now, after the relevant decision of the ECHR, instead of addressing the issue of its speedy sending abroad for treatment, the Prosecutor General's Office spends time on meaningless statements and comments, "the lawyers said in a statement.
Meanwhile, yesterday's statement by the Prosecutor General's Office, in particular, stated that the ECHR did not accuse the Armenian authorities of violating any procedural rules in its verdict on the Mayrapetyan's lawsuit. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, the ECtHR only emphasized Mairapetyan's right to receive any necessary medical care, which the investigation has so far provided and will provide. To note, the statement of the ECHR, in particular, refers to the use of an interim measure in the case of the businessman and the owner of the Second Public Television Samvel Mayrapetyan. The ECtHR recommended to the Government of Armenia to urgently ensure the provision of medical care in accordance with the testimony of doctors, including using the method of transluminal drainage. "Taking into account the fact that, according to specialists - doctors, the treatment of Mairapetyan in Armenia is impossible, in particular, due to the lack of the possibility of transluminal drainage, the decision of the ECHR implies that he needs to be allowed to go to Germany, to that hospital, where he had previously undergone treatment, "the statement reads. The ECHR also gave Mairapetyan's case priority, ordering the latter's lawyers to send the full version of the complaint within a few days, including by fax. "The ECtHR also warned the government of Armenia that the non-execution of the decision would lead to a violation of the Human Rights Convention," the statement said. Samvel Mayrapetyan was detained by the Special Investigation Service (SIS) on October 7. He was charged under Article 38-311 of the Armenian Criminal Code (complicity in bribery). On December 27, the Court of Appeals released Mairapetyan on bail of 30 million drams ($ 60,000).