Hetq.am - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Hetq.am, News website

Incident date: August 12, 2021

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Judicial Information System (datalex.am)

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

FDA Lab LLC filed a lawsuit with the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against the public organization Investigative Journalists, demanding to refute the published information and provide a response to the plaintiff. The reason for the lawsuit was the article stating that often vitamins, which are medications, are registered as supplements, i.e., as food products, to avoid time-consuming and expensive procedures. The lawsuit is being considered.

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