HELSINKI ASSOCIATION MAKES DEMANDS TO RA AUTHORITIES TO CONDUCT PRODUCTIVE AND OPEN INVESTIGATION ON TORTURE CASES

Noyan Tapan
Jun 26, 2007

YEREVAN, JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN. "The use of torture for getting
necessary evidence is continuing in police departments in the first
place and by law enforcement bodies in Armenia," is said in the
statement released by the Helsinki association on June 26 on the
occasion of the international day of the assistance given to the
victims of torture.

According to the authors of the statement, the Prosecutor’s office
and courts do not respond to such cases in any way, they do everything
possible with the assistance of forensic experts in order to conceal
the facts of tyranny.

The organization calls the Armenian authorities to conduct a productive
and open investigation concerning the cases of torture, which should
end in fair trials and impartial decisions. "In case Armenia ignores
our demands, the Helsinki association will apply to international
structures and ask them to reconsider their relations with the
Republic of Armenia, even using economic and political sanctions,"
is mentioned in the statement of the organization.