Affiliated media: Hetq.am, News website

Incident date: June 10, 2021

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Judicial information system (datalex.am)

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

"Demi Farm" Ltd filed a lawsuit in the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against the founder of the online investigative publication Hetq.am with demands of public refutation of information considered defamatory and payment of compensation. The complaint was based on the article published on the above-mentioned website titled "The National Institute of Health Care with violations registered vitamins for children". Vitamins were imported by "Demi Farm" Ltd. On 15 May, it was announced that the Food Safety Inspection would conduct a review of the site based on the article. The case is pending.