Syunik marz regular court dropped the suit against Deno Gold Mining. Judge Anahit Tumanyan said the case papers do not prove that the enterprise’s activities represent a menace for the health of people, Ecolur reported.
“This decision is juristically incorrect. A week before dropping the case the court has suspended the activities of the company over the harm it caused to the life and health of the residents,” said Arthur Ghazaryan, consultant of the organization “On ecological security and democracy development”.
The problem is that that the Shahumyan community of Kapan is located above the Shahumyan gold deposit, exploited by Deno Gold Mining. The deposit was explored with grave violations of the rules. The upper level of the soil was dug up, forming craters.
The company promised compensation for resettlement for the local residents but paid it to several of them only.
