Hraparak.am - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Hraparak.am, News website

Incident date: November 25, 2020

Attack type:

Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

Deputy from the My Step ruling parliamentary faction Hayk Sargsyan filed a lawsuit against the founder of the Hraparak.am website Hraparak Oratert LLC in the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan, demanding compensation for damage caused to honour, dignity, and good reputation through libel and insult. The reason for the lawsuit was the article published on the Hraparak.am website, in which the deputy was called «holding a bottle». The trial has started.

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