Lawyer on “Sasna Tsrer” case, Hayk Alumyan warns about torture and violence committed against the defendants in the case. “They take them downstairs to the cells of the court and go on beating them. Shouts can be heard from there”, said the lawyer.
According to him, the professional work of some of his colleagues is being hindered, especially by searching them before the sessions, because of which many lawyers are going to strike, he, personally, is going to take other steps: “I analyse the option of applying to institute proceedings… Maybe some people do not like lawyer’s independence, that not all lawyers can be controlled: attack against lawyers is obvious, they are trying to suppress the lawyers, to put into some limits”, says Hayk Alumyan.
According to him, searching lawyers has become a regularity, they search before almost all sessions, and call it an observation: “By the way, this is done in a humiliating way, by questioning the lawyers’ reputation. A large number of decisions to initiate disciplinary proceedings against lawyers by a court decision are being made”.
Arpine SIMONYAN
