Ombudsman: Sasna Tsrer Members Torture Reports Disproved

• 08.05.2016, 16:32
•  Armenia

The Human Rights Defender’s Office was informed that the Sasna Tsrer armed group gunmen Armen Lambaryan and Sedrak Nazaryan were subjected to torture. The office was also informed that Lambaryan’s lawyer was disallowed from meeting him.

The Sasna Tsrer members’ torture reports have also been circulated in the media, - according to Panarmenian.

As instructed by the Human Rights Defender, the Ombudsman’s staff representatives visited Erebuni medical center on August 4, where they held private meetings with the group members.

Detail investigations and well as conversations with the group members proved no instances of ill-treatment against the members of Sasna Tsrer. They also had no complaints about the attitude of the medical staff.

“As for obstructing the works of the lawyer, to clarify the issue a written statement will be sent to the preliminary investigation body on August 5,” the Ombudsman’s Office reports.