Blog.168.am - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Blog.168.am, Information site

Incident date: April 19, 2021

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Judicial Information System

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

Mega Trade LLC filed a lawsuit against 168 Zham in the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction, demanding that they publicly refute allegedly slanderous information considered slander, as well as pay them compensation. The lawsuit followed the publishing of material on 26 March claiming that the company, owned by businessman Khachatur Sukiasyan, imported low-quality fuel that damages cars. The court claim has been accepted and legal proceedings have begun. A separate lawsuit was brought against Mega Trade LLC for the same reason.

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