Friday, January 18 2019 15:26

ArmInfo.The authorized representative of the Armenian government in the European Court of Human Rights, cooperating with the authorities, takes the necessary  steps to comply with the requirements of the ECHR. This is stated in  the statement of the Ministry of Justice of Armenia in connection  with the decision of the ECHR in the case of the entrepreneur Samvel  Mayrapetyan.

In a statement, in particular reads: "The European Court of Human  Rights on January 17 decided to apply an interim measure in the case  of businessman Samvel Mayrapetyan. To note, Mayrapetyan applied to  the ECHR so that he would be allowed to fly to Germany to receive  medical The ECHR requires the Government of Armenia to immediately  ensure that Mayrapetyan has the right to receive medical aid abroad  in accordance with the testimony of doctors, if necessary, and using  the method of transluminal drainage. The country's Cabinet must,  within 15 days, submit to the Court information about the measures  taken to ensure the application of the intermediate measure. The ECHR  also warned that failure to implement the established measure could  lead to violation of Article 34 of the European Convention on Human  Rights. The authorized representative of Armenia to the ECHR is  taking the necessary steps to fulfill the requirements of the court,  "the statement reads.

To note, on January 17, the ECHR decided to apply an interim measure  in the case of the businessman and owner of the Second Public  Television Samvel Mayrapetyan. The ECHR has recommended that the  Government of Armenia 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,  in the opinion of specialists - doctors, Mayrapetyan's treatment in  Armenia is impossible.  To recall, the Special Investigation Service  (SIS) detained Samvel Mayrapetyan 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 Mayrapetyan on bail of  30 million drams ($ 60,000). Since the businessman's passport is in  the service, and the businessman cannot leave the country on December  29, lawyers urgently submitted an application to the SIS to enable  him to travel to Germany for treatment. "Several well-known surgeons  as a result of the convened consultation concluded that it is  impossible to organize and provide specialized treatment in the  Republic of Armenia, since there is no transluminal drainage in the  Republic of Armenia," the lawyers said in a statement. On January 8,  Mayrapetyan's passport was returned, but, according to a statement by  lawyers, he was forbidden to leave Armenia. Entrepreneur Samvel  Mayrapetyan is considered a person close to former President of  Armenia Robert Kocharian.