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SASHIK SARGSYAN INSULTS AND ABUSES JOURNALIST
A1Plus.am
16 May 2011
Armenian parliamentarian Alexander (Sashik) Sargsyan, the brother
of President Serzh Sargsyan, has sworn "Hraparak" daily journalist
Marine Kharatyan, using abusive language against her.
The newspaper is going to send the recording to the presidential
residence.
Marine Kharatyan came up to the MP in the corridor of the National
Assembly to ask whether he is going to run for Parliament during the
next elections. The furious MP seized the recorder and pressed all
the buttons to erase the recording.
"You do not have a right to ask me questions," said Sargsyan.
"After I tried to explain that journalists have a right to address
questions to parliamentarians in the parliament premises, Sashik
Sargsyan started to insult me," said the journalist.
Head of the Republican faction Galust Sahakyan was present at the
incident but did nothing to help the desperate journalist. Seeing
Marine's confusion, he said indifferently, "Don't you see that the
man does not want to answer your questions?"
The journalist says Sashik Sargsyan even called her "brazen-faced"
"I am only asking you about your future activities, while you insult
me. You do not have any right to talk to journalists in such a way,"
said Marine.
"Go away! This dog has probably been seen...," said Sargsyan.
"I am not a dog," said the journalist.
A1Plus.am
16 May 2011
Armenian parliamentarian Alexander (Sashik) Sargsyan, the brother
of President Serzh Sargsyan, has sworn "Hraparak" daily journalist
Marine Kharatyan, using abusive language against her.
The newspaper is going to send the recording to the presidential
residence.
Marine Kharatyan came up to the MP in the corridor of the National
Assembly to ask whether he is going to run for Parliament during the
next elections. The furious MP seized the recorder and pressed all
the buttons to erase the recording.
"You do not have a right to ask me questions," said Sargsyan.
"After I tried to explain that journalists have a right to address
questions to parliamentarians in the parliament premises, Sashik
Sargsyan started to insult me," said the journalist.
Head of the Republican faction Galust Sahakyan was present at the
incident but did nothing to help the desperate journalist. Seeing
Marine's confusion, he said indifferently, "Don't you see that the
man does not want to answer your questions?"
The journalist says Sashik Sargsyan even called her "brazen-faced"
"I am only asking you about your future activities, while you insult
me. You do not have any right to talk to journalists in such a way,"
said Marine.
"Go away! This dog has probably been seen...," said Sargsyan.
"I am not a dog," said the journalist.