According to the decision of the RA Court of General Jurisdiction of Center and Norq-Marash administrative districts (judge Arayik Melqumyan) dated on December 21, 2012, the Democratic Party of Armenia was obliged to provide information on finances spent for pre-electoral campaign and to compensate the judicial expenses at the amount of 100.000 AMD as a state fee paid by the FOICA and the lawyer’s payment.
On April 25, 2012, the Freedom of Information Center of Armenia sent an information request to the head of the Democratic Party of Armenia Mr. Aram Sargsyan asking to provide information on finances spent for pre-electoral campaign.
The Party has left unanswered the FOICA’s information request. Thus, on May 16, 2012, the Freedom of Information Center sent the second information request to the Democratic Party of Armenia asking to provide the abovementioned information. The FOICA’s second information request also was left unanswered.
On July 2, 2012, tha FOICA applied to the Court asking to oblige the Democratic Party of Armenia to provide the requested information within 5 days and to compensate the judicial expenses.
On December 21, 2012, the Court recognized the fact of violation of the FOICA’s right to receive information and obliged the Democratic Party of Armenia to provide the requested information and to compensate the judicial expenses at the amount of 100.000 AMD.
By the way, during 2012 this is the second court decision by which the judicial expenses made by the FOICA during the court case are to be compensated.
