Alternativ.am - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Alternativ.am, News website

Incident date: July 13, 2020

Attack type:

  • Court trial
  • Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Judicial information system (datalex.am)

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On July 13, Vardan Badasyan, the father of the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Rustam Badasyan, filed a lawsuit against the founder of the Alternativ.am website, demanding the publication of a refutation and compensation for damage. The reason for the lawsuit was the article about the work of Vardan Badasyan during his tenure in high office, when, according to the publication, he was exchanging positions for money. The trial has started.

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