TER-SARGSYAN v. ARMENIA - 27866/10 (Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) : Court (First Section))

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 � 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

��������� Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska, President, ��������� Ledi Bianku, ��������� Kristina Pardalos, ��������� Ale� Pejchal, ��������� Armen Harutyunyan, ��������� Pauliine Koskelo, ��������� Tim Eicke, judges, and Abel Campos, Section Registrar,

The case originated in an application (no. 27866/10 ) 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�) by an Armenian national, Mr Vaghinak Ter-Sargsyan (�the applicant�), on 11 May 2010.

The applicant was born in 1970 and lived in Armavir prior to his imprisonment. He was represented by Mr G. Papoyan, a lawyer practising in Armavir. The Armenian Government (�the Government�) were represented by their Agent, Mr G. Kostanyan, Representative of the Republic of Armenia at the European Court of Human Rights.