"Five Human Rights Defenders Initiative" aims to hold accountable  police officers involved in the beating of Samvel Vardanyan

ArmInfo. The "Five Human Rights Defenders Initiative" will try to hold accountable the police  officers who allowed the beating of defendant Samvel Vardanyan during the latter's transportation from the Investigative Committee to the pretrial detention center.

In a statement by " Five Human Rights Defenders Initiative", it is  reported that lawyers Ruben Melikyan and Varazdat Harutyunyan have  appealed to the supervising prosecutor with a motion to initiate  criminal prosecution against the two police officers who were with  Samvel Vardanyan.  "Considering the commitment to the rule of law and  the need for a prompt response, which the Prosecutor General  previously stated at the session of the National Assembly Committee  on State and Legal Affairs, we consider it important to take  additional procedural measures to assist the Armenian Prosecutor's  Office in fulfilling this obligation," the lawyers' statement reads.  The initiative also noted that a year ago there were sufficient  grounds to start a criminal case against these police officers. In  this vein, Melikyan and Harutyunyan drew pointed out that the  supervising prosecutor has seven days to review and either approve or  reject their petition.