The trial court of the region of Lori presided by Marine Melkonyan has satisfied the appeal of the HCAV Office human rights organization against the decision of Narek Osyan, a chief investigator of cases of particular importance at the Investigation Department, region of Lori, to deny launching an investigation into the attack of the Vanadzor protesters on the organization on April 16.
On April 16, in protest against displaying Azerbaijani movies, residents of Vanadzor attacked the HCAV Office. As a result, the property of the office was damaged; one of the workers was injured.
In regard to the above-mentioned facts, materials were collected at the Investigation Department of Lori region in order to check whether there were enough grounds to open a case and whether the cause was just.
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According to the prepared materials, no corpus delicti was found in the deeds of any participants in the march and on the basis of its absence, as well as taking into account that the participants in the march didn’t intend to disturb the public order, no particularly disrespectful attitude was shown toward citizens, the actions of organizers and participants were caused by the motive of defending their national dignity, and it is the very reason why a peaceful march was organized, the preliminary investigation body refused to open a case.
As opposed to this, counselor Karen Tumanyan, the representative of the human rights organization, claimed in the court that there were both the grounds and the just cause.
As a result, the organization tried to appeal the decision of the investigator not to open a case regarding the incident in court.
Anush Bulghadaryan
