ECHR to hear as priority matter appeal by Armenia retired general, ex-MP Manvel Grigoryan’s attorneys

YEREVAN. – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will hear as a priority matter the appeal by the attorneys of Armenia’s retired general and ex-MP Manvel Grigoryan. Levon Baghdasaryan, one of Grigoryan’s lawyers, told about this to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“In the near future we will hear feedback from the ECHR,” he said. “The complaints we have submitted have related to torture and unlawful detention. We have submitted additional evidence, and soon there will be an ECHR decision.”

Also, the attorney noted that Manvel Grigoryan underwent a medical examination at “Nairi” Medical Center in capital city Yerevan, he does not know the results yet, but Grigoryan’s health condition has taken a negative turn.

Levon Baghdasaryan added that once the Yerevan court judge returns from vacation, they will file a motion to commute Manvel Grigoryan’s current pretrial measure of custody and have him released.

On June 6, Grigoryan’s health condition sharply deteriorated at the Yerevan hospital for convicts, so he was transferred to the “Saint Gregory the Illuminator” Medical Center in Yerevan, and several days later—to “Nairi” Medical Center.

Grigoryan is charged with illegal possession of weapons and ammunition, appropriation of property, tax evasion, squandering of state resources, and organizing of property usurpation through extortion.

In particular, he is accused of appropriating the property that was allocated to meet the needs of soldiers and volunteers who were defending the borders of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) during the four-day war in April 2016 and subsequent days.

Manvel Grigoryan is remanded in custody.