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Arman Gasparyan, 32, appealed to the Human Rights Defender of Armenia [AM], claiming that RA Ministry of Justice employees beat and cursed at him. He provided an audio recording that, according to him, proves his claim.
On March 24, at around 1 pm, Gasparyan says that he drove his friend to the Ministry of Justice's division on alternative sentencing. After admitting his friend, ministry staff called him to a room where there were 4–5 men in uniform and who used force against him.
In relation to this case, the Ombudsman contacted the Special Investigation Service and the Ministry of Justice, petitioning to adopt appropriate measures and inform him of the results.
With Arman Gasparyan's consent, the Ombudsman uploaded the audio recording.