- 18.07.2018
- Armenia:
- arm
- rus
In connection with the disappearance of Karen Ghazaryan, a resident of Berdavan, on July 15, and then his appearance in the territory of Azerbaijan, Armenian lawyers appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, which partially satisfied the claim, lawyer Ara Ghazaryan informed Aysor.am.
According to him, late in the evening of July 16, he, as well as lawyers Artur Ghazaryan and human rights defender Mary Baghdasaryan sent an application to the court against Azerbaijan under Rule 39 of the ECHR regulation.
The application refers to the case of the disappearance of Karen Ghazaryan, resident of Berdavan village, citizen of RA on July 15, whose photo was published by Azerbaijani media on the same day. The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan claimed that the person depicted in the photo was captured, he is an Armenian spy who was caught in the Kazakh section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
In the application, the representatives of Karen Ghazaryan’s parents asked the ECtHR to instruct the Azerbaijani authorities to take all measures to protect Karen Ghazaryan’s health, as well as to ensure his return to Armenia.
Lawyer Ara Ghazaryan informed that on July 17, the ECHR received the court’s decision regarding the application, by which the court partially satisfied the sent application, instructing the authorities of Azerbaijan to take all measures to protect Karen Ghazaryan’s health.
At the same time, the court requested the authorities of Azerbaijan to provide information about the whereabouts and conditions of Karen Ghazaryan, as well as whether a criminal case has been initiated against Karen Ghazaryan, requesting to provide detailed documents and information, including detailed information about the charges brought against him.
The court also instructed the representatives of the applicants to submit a complete complaint by August 14 of this year, and also decided to examine the complaint in order of priority.