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Interfax, Russia
Oct 19 2012
ECHR drops lawsuit of ex-President Ter-Petrosian against Armenian govt
YEREVAN. Oct 19
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found unjustified the
lawsuit of former Armenian president and leader of the opposition
Armenian National Congress Levon Ter-Petrosian against the Armenian
government, Armenia's representative at ECHR Gevork Kostanian has
said.
"After studying the motion, the ECHR passed a ruling saying that
Ter-Petrosian's claims concerning several assumed offenses are
groundless. The court found the claim unacceptable," Kostanian told
Interfax on Friday.
The ECHR accepted Levon Ter-Petrosian's claim to the Republic of
Armenia on May 15, 2012.
Earlier Ter-Petrosian's representative at the ECHR Vage Grigorian said
to Interfax that the claim is related to the violation of the right to
free elections, abuses during the 2008 presidential election, the
violation of the freedom of rallies and processions, an expressly
negative attitude of the government and media to the opposition, the
violation of the right to free travel - the actual house arrest of
Ter-Petrosian, the violation of conventions of the freedom of speech
and the right to inviolability.
"The court found Ter-Petrosian's lawsuit unacceptable with the
exception of the claim of his house arrest and the absence of
effective means of protecting his rights. The court has not made any
decisions on these two issues but neither is there any judgment on
their acceptability. The court believes that so far Ter-Petrosian's
claims related to the issues are groundless and require additional
discussion with the government that will take place before November
7," Kostanian said.
He said the court also found groundless Ter-Petrosian's claims
concerning the process and outcome of the 2008 presidential election.
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Oct 19 2012
ECHR drops lawsuit of ex-President Ter-Petrosian against Armenian govt
YEREVAN. Oct 19
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found unjustified the
lawsuit of former Armenian president and leader of the opposition
Armenian National Congress Levon Ter-Petrosian against the Armenian
government, Armenia's representative at ECHR Gevork Kostanian has
said.
"After studying the motion, the ECHR passed a ruling saying that
Ter-Petrosian's claims concerning several assumed offenses are
groundless. The court found the claim unacceptable," Kostanian told
Interfax on Friday.
The ECHR accepted Levon Ter-Petrosian's claim to the Republic of
Armenia on May 15, 2012.
Earlier Ter-Petrosian's representative at the ECHR Vage Grigorian said
to Interfax that the claim is related to the violation of the right to
free elections, abuses during the 2008 presidential election, the
violation of the freedom of rallies and processions, an expressly
negative attitude of the government and media to the opposition, the
violation of the right to free travel - the actual house arrest of
Ter-Petrosian, the violation of conventions of the freedom of speech
and the right to inviolability.
"The court found Ter-Petrosian's lawsuit unacceptable with the
exception of the claim of his house arrest and the absence of
effective means of protecting his rights. The court has not made any
decisions on these two issues but neither is there any judgment on
their acceptability. The court believes that so far Ter-Petrosian's
claims related to the issues are groundless and require additional
discussion with the government that will take place before November
7," Kostanian said.
He said the court also found groundless Ter-Petrosian's claims
concerning the process and outcome of the 2008 presidential election.
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