Affiliated media: Hraparak.am, News website, Newspaper
Incident date: August 19, 2022
Attack type:
- prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Court information system
Location: Armenia, Yerevan
Additional information:
On August 19, the Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister of Armenia Arayik Harutyunyan filed a lawsuit with the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against Daily Hraparak LLC, demanding to refute the information considered libelous and to pay compensation. The reason for the lawsuit was the article published on the Hraparak.am news website, owned by the mentioned LLC on July 31, which said that Arayik Harutyunyan and his brother, who owns a private company and takes the profitable projects, have an active role in managing the capital Yerevan. The lawsuit is being considered.