SERGE SARGSYAN’S BROTHER THREATENED A JOURNALIST

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[03:22 pm] 23 May, 2006

Today NA deputy, member of the Armenian Republican party and Serge
Sargsyan’s brother Alexander Sargsyan mouthed indecent curses at Taguhy
Tovmasyan, correspondent of “Iravunk” and then threatened her by saying
“the end won’t be a good one.”

Taguhy Tovmasyan only informed in the newspaper that Sashik Sargsyan
participated at the birthday party of one of their district authorities
in the restaurant “Shant” on May 3. During the party some of the
drunken authorities remembered that they had certain problems with
Sashik Sargsyan, to say more precisely, the latter was involved in
a story connected with large sums of money, so the above mentioned
authorities decided to settle their affairs with Sargsyan in the yard
of the restaurant.

Today in the Parliament Alexander Sargsyan was eager to find out who
gave Taguhy Tovmasyan the information.

The latter answered that in case the information doesn’t correspond to
the reality Sashik Sargsyan may bring an action or demand refute. “Do
you know who I am?” declared Sargsyan. Ashot Aghababyan, member of the
Republican Party was also present during the incident and he tried to
calm down the “deputy,” whereas the latter continued his curses about
the journalist in the presence of many people. “If you don’t reveal
the source of the information, you will have many problems. You know
who I am, don’t you?” threatened Sargsyan in the end.

Hrant Khacatryan, NA deputy was also involved in the incident who
claimed, “If you have any problems turn to us, you know both us and
the newspaper. What do you want from journalists?”