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ARMENIAN MOD: WE EXERTED NO PRESSURE ON JOURNALIST INVESTIGATING ARMY INCIDENTS
October 16, 2013 | 18:18
YEREVAN. - Armenia's investigation service has not exerted pressure
on reporter Zhanna Aleksanyan, deputy head of the service said.
Hayk Grigoryan, deputy head of investigation service at the Armenian
Defense Minister, commented on journalist's work on the incident
involving serviceman Zhora Lazarian.
The incident is one of those mentioned in "Armenia: No space for
Difference" report issued by Amnesty International in August. The
report said pressure was exerted on journalists Zhanna Aleksanyan
and Lala Aslikyan who were investigating army incidents.
Aleksanyan said the verdict did not come into force, since none of
the servicemen involved in hazing, did not stay in jail for a day.
In response Grigoryan said the investigation service learnt the
details from Zhora's father.
"Then, Zhanna Aleksanyan presented further details. We summoned her
only to find out where she got this information," he assured. In
response to a remark about the impunity of the perpetrators, he
said that the question should be addressed to the court, not the
investigators.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
October 16, 2013 | 18:18
YEREVAN. - Armenia's investigation service has not exerted pressure
on reporter Zhanna Aleksanyan, deputy head of the service said.
Hayk Grigoryan, deputy head of investigation service at the Armenian
Defense Minister, commented on journalist's work on the incident
involving serviceman Zhora Lazarian.
The incident is one of those mentioned in "Armenia: No space for
Difference" report issued by Amnesty International in August. The
report said pressure was exerted on journalists Zhanna Aleksanyan
and Lala Aslikyan who were investigating army incidents.
Aleksanyan said the verdict did not come into force, since none of
the servicemen involved in hazing, did not stay in jail for a day.
In response Grigoryan said the investigation service learnt the
details from Zhora's father.
"Then, Zhanna Aleksanyan presented further details. We summoned her
only to find out where she got this information," he assured. In
response to a remark about the impunity of the perpetrators, he
said that the question should be addressed to the court, not the
investigators.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am