Affiliated media: Public TV company of Armenia , TV company

Incident date: February 20, 2020

Attack type:

• Court trial
• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: The Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression (CPFE)

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On February 20, ORSIS ARMS, LLV filed a lawsuit against the Public Television Company of Armenia, demanding that it be forced to rebut information which did not correspond to reality. The reason for the lawsuit was the publication of information that ORSIS ARMS, LLV had defrauded the army and sold it hunting weapons instead of combat weapons. In addition, the video material contained an explanation about ORSIS ARMS. The lawsuit was accepted, and judicial proceedings are under way.