STATEMENT
A1 Plus | 19:26:11 | 14-10-2004 | Politics |
Yerevan Press Club, Journalists Union of Armenia and Committee
to Protect Freedom of Speech came up Thursday with the following
statement.
“On October 13, 2004 in the city of Kapan violence was committed
against the Chief Editor of “Syunyats Yerkir” newspaper Samvel
Aleksanian.
Apparently, the lack of punishment in a number of recent incidents of
violence against media representatives or else the mild punishments
imposed on their executors leave an impression that it is possible
to intimidate journalists, contrary to the provision of the RA Law
“On Mass Communication” that “a journalist engaged in legitimate
professional activities is protected by the legislation of the Republic
of Armenia as an individual on public duty”.
The Yerevan Press Club, Journalists Union of Armenia and Committee to
Protect Freedom of Expression demand that the law enforcement bodies
conduct an objective investigation of the incident and to hold the
people guilty of assaulting the journalist accountable.”