Strategic litigation
Court cases
25. FOICA vs. Medical Center N.2 CJC
18.10.2009
On June 06, 2009, the “Freedom of Information Center” NGO sent an information request to the Medical Center N.2 CJC for the following information:
1. The order on medicine provision to the children up to 7 years old at the polyclinic of Medical Center N.2.
2. Copy of the list of the medicine provided free of charge.
3. Is there any other way to get free medicine, if the medicine, which is necessary for the sick child’s treatment, isn’t included in aforementioned list?
4. What can be done by the parents, if their child needs in a medicine which is included in the list, however, the doctor refuses to provide it?
The information request of FOICA remained unanswered. Thus, FOICA filed a lawsuit in the Court of the General Competence of Center and Nork-Marash administrative districts asking to obligate the respondent giving the requested information and imposing an administrative penalty (50.000 AMD fine) on the executive director of the Medical Center N.2 CJC Mr. Tigran Khachatryan.
At the session of December 2 the representative of Clinic No.2 gave reply to the request. The judge granted time for its review by the plaintiff.
On January 27, 2010, a court hearing over the case the “Freedom of Information Center” NGO vs. the Medical Center N.2 CJC took place at the Court of the General Competence of Center and Nork-Marash administrative districts.
During the court hearing the representative of FOICA Karen Mejlumyan presented the claim and insisted it, and the representative of the respondent objected against the claim finding that it should be rejected.
On April 27, 2010 the Court of the General Competence of Center and Nork-Marash administrative districts published the decision over the case the “Freedom of Information Center” NGO vs. the Medical Center N.2 CJC. Before that, the Medical Center N.2 CJC had already provided the requested information. Therefore the Court rejected the second demand of FOICA to subject the executive director of the Medical Center N.2 CJC Mr. Tigran Khachatryan to an administrative penalty.
1. The order on medicine provision to the children up to 7 years old at the polyclinic of Medical Center N.2.
2. Copy of the list of the medicine provided free of charge.
3. Is there any other way to get free medicine, if the medicine, which is necessary for the sick child’s treatment, isn’t included in aforementioned list?
4. What can be done by the parents, if their child needs in a medicine which is included in the list, however, the doctor refuses to provide it?
The information request of FOICA remained unanswered. Thus, FOICA filed a lawsuit in the Court of the General Competence of Center and Nork-Marash administrative districts asking to obligate the respondent giving the requested information and imposing an administrative penalty (50.000 AMD fine) on the executive director of the Medical Center N.2 CJC Mr. Tigran Khachatryan.
At the session of December 2 the representative of Clinic No.2 gave reply to the request. The judge granted time for its review by the plaintiff.
On January 27, 2010, a court hearing over the case the “Freedom of Information Center” NGO vs. the Medical Center N.2 CJC took place at the Court of the General Competence of Center and Nork-Marash administrative districts.
During the court hearing the representative of FOICA Karen Mejlumyan presented the claim and insisted it, and the representative of the respondent objected against the claim finding that it should be rejected.
On April 27, 2010 the Court of the General Competence of Center and Nork-Marash administrative districts published the decision over the case the “Freedom of Information Center” NGO vs. the Medical Center N.2 CJC. Before that, the Medical Center N.2 CJC had already provided the requested information. Therefore the Court rejected the second demand of FOICA to subject the executive director of the Medical Center N.2 CJC Mr. Tigran Khachatryan to an administrative penalty.