Narek Malyan

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: June 11, 2019

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison
• Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On February 12, Daniel Ioannisyan, Programs Director of the NGO "Union of Informed Citizens", filed a lawsuit to Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against blogger Narek Malyan seeking compensation of AMD 300 thousand for damage to his honor and dignity. The case was heard on June 11, July 1 and 16, and on August 5 a ruling was passed rejecting Ioannisyan's case. The court found that the plaintiff's arguments on the inadmissibility of evidence were not substantiated.