COURT DISMISSED OLIGARCH'S SUIT AGAINST NEWSPAPER
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Published: 15:42:46 - 24/06/2011
On June 24, in the judgment in the case Tigran Arzakantsyan v Iravunk
Media LLC, the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Center
and Nork Marash Districts held that the complain had been groundless,
the Iravunk Newspaper informs.
The court dismissed Member of Parliament Tigran Arzakantsyan's claim
to have the newspaper publish the response of the applicant to the
article headlined "Gambled a Round Sum" dated 22/02/2011 and pay
3,000,000 drams in satisfaction of insult and libel, as well as
586,000 drams for judicial expenses and 68,000 drams state levy.
The court held to confiscate the unpaid state levy of 10,000 drams
from the Member of Parliament.
By the way, in Armenia this is the first oligarch v media case
dismissed by the court.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/society22364.html
Published: 15:42:46 - 24/06/2011
On June 24, in the judgment in the case Tigran Arzakantsyan v Iravunk
Media LLC, the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Center
and Nork Marash Districts held that the complain had been groundless,
the Iravunk Newspaper informs.
The court dismissed Member of Parliament Tigran Arzakantsyan's claim
to have the newspaper publish the response of the applicant to the
article headlined "Gambled a Round Sum" dated 22/02/2011 and pay
3,000,000 drams in satisfaction of insult and libel, as well as
586,000 drams for judicial expenses and 68,000 drams state levy.
The court held to confiscate the unpaid state levy of 10,000 drams
from the Member of Parliament.
By the way, in Armenia this is the first oligarch v media case
dismissed by the court.