YEREVAN PRESS CLUB WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 3-9, 2004
HIGHLIGHTS:
SEVENTH “PRESS-CLUB” SHOW
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED ON THE IGNITION OF “HAIKAKAN ZHAMANAK” CAR
SEVENTH “PRESS-CLUB” SHOW
On December 6 on the evening air of the Second Armenian TV Channel the
seventh “Press Club” show was issued. The cycle is organized by Yerevan
Press Club under “Strengthening Democracy in South Caucasus by Free
Expression” project, implemented jointly with “Article 19” international
organization with the support of Open Society Institute.
The heads of the leading media and journalistic associations of Armenia
discussed the issue of informational security. The other subject was the
situation in Ukraine after the second round of presidential elections that
had been at the focus of Armenian media attention.
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED ON THE IGNITION OF “HAIKAKAN ZHAMANAK” CAR
On December 3 the Public Relations and Information Department of the RA
General Prosecutor’s Office informed that on December 2 the criminal
proceedings on the ignition of the car, owned by “Haikakan Zhamanak” daily
and used by the Chief Editor Nikol Pashinian, were instituted. As it has
been reported, the ignition occurred on the evening of November 22 and,
according to the forensic fire examination, was the open source of flame.
The Chief Editor of “Haikakan Zhamanak” himself qualified the incident to be
intentional and directed against him personally (see details in YPC Weekly
Newsletter, November 26 – December 2, 2004).
The proceedings are instituted by items 1 and 2 of Part 2, Article 185 of
the RA Criminal Code (“Intentional destruction or spoilage of property”).
These clauses stipulated punishment of up to 4 years’ imprisonment for an
action, committed by arson, explosion or other publicly dangerous way and
inflicting a major damage. The investigation is conducted by the
Investigation Division of the Yerevan Police.
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