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The European Court of Human Rights published recently announced that it has communicated to the government of Armenia a complaint that has been brought against it by member of the Sasna Tsrer armed group Aram Hakobyan, according to whom, the Armenian authorities have continually failed to provide him with adequate medical treatment and care in detention.
“Because of the indifference of the authorities towards his poor state of health he has found himself twice in a critical condition where his life was in danger. More than once the applicant, with blood pressure of 180/200, has been left without medication and deprived of the possibility of contacting his relatives, while the administration of the detention facility has been reluctant to inform his lawyers at least. The applicant has not received adequate medical assistance at the Central Prison Hospital either: this penitentiary institution neither has the necessary specialist personnel and facilities, nor the required medication to provide him with the treatment necessary for his health problems,” the press release says, citing Hakobyan’s application.
The Court has requested that the Armenian Government comment on a set of questions which would help it to decide whether Hakobyan’s complaint was admissible and to assess whether Hakobyan has been provided with prompt and adequate medical assistance, including specialist medical care and prescribed medication, during his detention. Armenia’s Government has also been requested to provide copies of all medical documents in respect of Hakobyan’s health.