The European Court of Human Rights recorded the violation of the rights of former Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Gevorg Loretsyan. The AM Law Firm reported.

Loretsyan’s lawyer is Levon Sahakyan. The RA Courts justified the continued illegal detention of the defendant only by the gravity of the charge.

“In relation to the criminal charge presented to Loretsyan, his right to a fair trial was not ensured in the sense that it was not carried out within a reasonable period of time, and G. Loretsyan continued to remain in custody.

Taking into account the fact that the position of the courts contradicted the many precedential decisions of the European Court, lawyer Levon Sahakyan, after exhausting domestic resources, submitted a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights by.

The European Court upheld the lawyer’s complaint. The Court concluded that there was a violation of the right to freedom provided for in Article 5, Clause 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Court, recording the mentioned violation, decided that the Republic of Armenia should within three months G. Loretsyan will be paid AMD equivalent to 2250 euros, which is considered a reasonable amount of compensation in similar cases.

The Court, recording the mentioned violation, decided that the Republic of Armenia should pay G. Loretsyan within three months a sum in AMD equivalent to 2250 euros, which is considered a reasonable amount of the amount to be compensated in similar cases.

It is noteworthy that the investigation of the criminal case against G. Loretsyan is still ongoing,” the message states.