HAKOBYAN v. ARMENIA - 11222/12 (Judgment : Article 3 - Prohibition of torture : Fourth Section Committee)

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:

��������� Jolien Schukking, President, ��������� Armen Harutyunyan, ��������� Ana Maria Guerra Martins, judges, and Ilse Freiwirth, Deputy Section Registrar,

the application (no. 11222/12) against the Republic of Armenia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) on 10 February 2012 by an Armenian national, Mr Artur Hakobyan, born in 1981 and living in Yerevan (�the applicant�) who was represented by Ms L. Sahakyan and Mr Y. Varosyan, lawyers practising in Yerevan;

the decision to give notice of the application to the Armenian Government (�the Government�), represented by their Agent, Mr Y. Kirakosyan, Representative of the Republic of Armenia on International Legal Matters;

2.  The applicant complained under Article 3 of the Convention about his ill-treatment and the lack of an effective investigation.