Affiliated media: Hraparak.am, Online publication

Incident date: October 30, 2019

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On October 30, former Vayots Dzor governor Trdat Sargsyan filed a lawsuit in Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against Hraparak Daily LLC claiming a confiscation of a compensation in the amount of 2,000-fold the salary for slander in the address of the plaintiff and obligation for refutation of data considered slander. On November 8, the case was accepted for court proceedings.