13 April 2004, 19:53
Criminal proceedings in connection with violent actions against media representatives instituted
Criminal proceedings have been instituted by the article on hooliganism of the Armenian Criminal Code in connection with the violent actions against media representatives during the opposition meeting in Yerevan on April 5. The case is under the jurisdiction of the Police, reported press secretary of the Armenian Police Sayat Shirinian.
Editors note: See also the article "Armenian NGOs accuse country's authorities of conniving at violence against journalists".
Author: David Petrosyan, political correspondent of Noyan Topan News Agency Source: Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations (Moscow)