Affiliated media: Hraparak Daily Newspaper, Newspaper, News website

Incident date: May 21, 2024

Attack type:

• prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Court Information System

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On May 21, Pride Systems LLC and its director, head of the party United Homeland Mger Terteryan, filed a suit against Hraparak Daily Newspaper LLC with the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction, demanding to refute the information considered libel and to pay compensation for the damage caused to honour, dignity, and business reputation. The reason for the lawsuit was the article «Why Armenian Drones Were Not Produced?», published on April 13 in the Hraparak daily newspaper and on the website Hraparak.am. Along with publishing personal data concerning the plaintiff, the editorial board wrote that «in 2021, Pride Systems received a licence for the production of combat weapons and was supposed to produce drones. The licence expired in February this year, but the promised drones are not there». The lawsuit is being considered.