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YEREVAN COURT REJECTS SLANDER SUIT FILED BY "WORD OF LIFE"
Tatevik Shaljyan
hetq
17:36, July 31, 2012
A Yerevan court today rejected the slander suit filed by the Word of
Life religious organization against the newspaper Iravunk.
The presiding judge has ordered that the religious group and its
president each pay the newspaper 150,000 AMD for incurred legal fees.
Word of Life had sued the paper for an article that appeared last
October showing a collage of photos implicating the organization in a
sex scandal involving a well-known Armenian show business personality
who is said to be a member.
Word of Life argued that the article is libelous and defamatory and
that it incites religious hatred. It wants the newspaper to retract
the article and publish an apology on the front page. The attorney
for the group had maintained that the word "sect" was defamatory.
As to financial compensation, the organization was seeking 8,000 AMD
it has spent for various court fees and 15,000 for translation and
notary services.
Tatevik Shaljyan
hetq
17:36, July 31, 2012
A Yerevan court today rejected the slander suit filed by the Word of
Life religious organization against the newspaper Iravunk.
The presiding judge has ordered that the religious group and its
president each pay the newspaper 150,000 AMD for incurred legal fees.
Word of Life had sued the paper for an article that appeared last
October showing a collage of photos implicating the organization in a
sex scandal involving a well-known Armenian show business personality
who is said to be a member.
Word of Life argued that the article is libelous and defamatory and
that it incites religious hatred. It wants the newspaper to retract
the article and publish an apology on the front page. The attorney
for the group had maintained that the word "sect" was defamatory.
As to financial compensation, the organization was seeking 8,000 AMD
it has spent for various court fees and 15,000 for translation and
notary services.