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THE PROSECUTOR PLANTING TREES ERADICATES FREE SPEECH
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[06:31 pm] 27 June, 2006
Today the staff of "Zhamanak Yerevan" newspaper held a rally of
complaint opposite the RA Prosecuracy at 2 p.m. with suchlike posters
in protection to Arman Babajanyan, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper
who was arrested yesterday.
They demanded to release Arman Babajanyan and considered his arrest
illegal for a number of reasons.
Manouk Soukiasyan, executive director of the newspaper noted that
neither they nor Arman Babajanyan's relatives granted him an advocate.
Rouben Sahakyan, president of the Advocates' chamber informed the
strikers that nobody has turned them with such a request.
He also informed that they have already applied to many international
organizations and will apply to the European Embassies within
the day. They also got a message from Georgian legal and media
organizations in which they express their readiness to render their
assistance without going into details and they will follow the future
events attentively.
The strikers claim that they will go to the Prosecuracy every day
and continue their rally by the time Arman Babajanyan is set free.
As for the newspaper "it was published today, we are going to publish
it tomorrow as well and we are not inclined to stop our work," assured
the strikers. By the way they wanted to meet Aghvan Hovsepyan, RA
Attorney General but they didn't get a reply to their request today.
A1+
[06:31 pm] 27 June, 2006
Today the staff of "Zhamanak Yerevan" newspaper held a rally of
complaint opposite the RA Prosecuracy at 2 p.m. with suchlike posters
in protection to Arman Babajanyan, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper
who was arrested yesterday.
They demanded to release Arman Babajanyan and considered his arrest
illegal for a number of reasons.
Manouk Soukiasyan, executive director of the newspaper noted that
neither they nor Arman Babajanyan's relatives granted him an advocate.
Rouben Sahakyan, president of the Advocates' chamber informed the
strikers that nobody has turned them with such a request.
He also informed that they have already applied to many international
organizations and will apply to the European Embassies within
the day. They also got a message from Georgian legal and media
organizations in which they express their readiness to render their
assistance without going into details and they will follow the future
events attentively.
The strikers claim that they will go to the Prosecuracy every day
and continue their rally by the time Arman Babajanyan is set free.
As for the newspaper "it was published today, we are going to publish
it tomorrow as well and we are not inclined to stop our work," assured
the strikers. By the way they wanted to meet Aghvan Hovsepyan, RA
Attorney General but they didn't get a reply to their request today.