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COURT THROWS OUT 2 SLANDER SUITS AGAINST MEDIA
Mariam Chakhoyan
hetq
19:43, June 16, 2011
Today, in a welcome reversal for the media, a Yerevan court threw out
two slander suits filed against the Kentron TV station. Many however,
do not view the judge's verdict as free from outside influence.
The suits were filed by Ashot Harutyunyan and Gevorg Hayrapetyan. They
had gone to the court, demanding that the TV station issue a retraction
of reports aired by Kentron TV. At issue were "recreations" of an
alleged crime the two have been charged with.
The plaintiffs argued that the broadcast was aired to sow confusion
in the minds of the viewers and reinforcing the credibility of the
charges.
Seda Safaryan, the attorney for both plaintiffs, told Hetq that the
court's verdicts were not free of outside influence.
Mariam Chakhoyan
hetq
19:43, June 16, 2011
Today, in a welcome reversal for the media, a Yerevan court threw out
two slander suits filed against the Kentron TV station. Many however,
do not view the judge's verdict as free from outside influence.
The suits were filed by Ashot Harutyunyan and Gevorg Hayrapetyan. They
had gone to the court, demanding that the TV station issue a retraction
of reports aired by Kentron TV. At issue were "recreations" of an
alleged crime the two have been charged with.
The plaintiffs argued that the broadcast was aired to sow confusion
in the minds of the viewers and reinforcing the credibility of the
charges.
Seda Safaryan, the attorney for both plaintiffs, told Hetq that the
court's verdicts were not free of outside influence.