GOVERNOR OF SYUNIK REGION PROMISES

YEREVAN, APRIL 2. ARMINFO. Governor of Syunik region, a member of the
Republican Party of Armenia Suren Khachatryan told journalists today.

He said that the sufferer had no evidences that the governor had
organized the burning of his car. Khachatryan assured journalists that
he had instructed the law-enforcement bodies to carry out a detailed
and objective investigation on the case. He expressed intention to
deal with the editor-in-chief within the limits of the Law. He also
said that such statements did not contribute to formation of a
positive image of a journalist. he said.

To note on 1 April, in the town of Goris, the car “NIVA” belonging to
the editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Syunats Yerkir” Samvel
Aleksanyan caught fire. Aleksanyan informed ARMINFO that the incident
was a regular terrorist act with respect to his newspaper by the
Governor of Syunik region. Judging on the aforementioned, Aleksanyan’s
interview to the newspaper “Novoye Vremya” dated March 12 has probably
become a reason for the burning. After his interview, Aleksanyan has
been repeatedly warned by the governor and even received anonymous
calls at nights. The editor-in-chief thinks that there is no second
person in Goris except Governor Surik Khachatryan able to burn a car.

At the same time Aleksanyan refuses to make any explanation to the
investigation structures of the region stating that the Armenian
Constitution is not effective in the region, that is why any employee
of the regional law-enforcement bodies may occur in the same situation
with the editor-in-chief when displaying objectiveness.