WORK OF NEWPAPER "SYUNYATS YERKIR" HALTED BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICIANS

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[02:29 pm] 21 June, 2006

The director and two deputy directors of "Tatev" branch of "Armenian
Electricity Network" CJSC visited the editorial office of newspaper
"Syunyats Yerkir" and deprived them of electricity.

The problem emerged after the newspaper published an article titled
"The energy system of Syunik is corrupted" in the June 15 issue of
the current year.

During the discussion of the article the newspaper offered the heads
of "Tatev" branch to answer the criticism within the framework of
the law if they have something against the material printed in the
newspaper. But the authorities of the branch were not content with
it. By order of Arayik Grigoryan, the director of the branch, the
editorial office was immediately deprived of electricity. As a result
of this the newspapers was forced into a standstill.

"What took place testifies to the fact that the energy system of
Syunik is really fully corrupted. It proves that the terror against the
newspaper which started two years ago still continues", the statement
of the newspaper says.

The editorship of the newspaper applied to Robert Kocharyan as the
guarantee of the Constitution asking to stop the persecution of the
newspaper and give them a chance to resume work.