Editor In Chief Arrested For Escape From Army

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ARRESTED FOR ESCAPE FROM ARMY

Panorama.am
17:00 28/06/06

Apart from Mr. Bryza’s recent statements and the recent incident
at Malatia-Sebastia community, the case of Arman Babajanyan,
editor-in-chief of Jamanak Yerevan, is on the news agenda. Babajanyan
was reported as arrested for faking documents in order to escape from
military service.

According to prosecutor’s office, Babajanyan committed the act
in 2002. However, Babajanyan has crossed the border several times
since that time and consequently no case was initiated against him,
otherwise, he would be under investigation back in 2002. It is no
wonder the law enforcement bodies managed to detail the case in
relatively short time whereas it is almost of a week they cannot
unveil who made the murders in broad day light in Malatia Sebastia
community. May be they do not have political sanction to discover
the case?

If we consider that until today the only person suspended on the case
with the charges of having illegal arms is NA deputy H. Hakobyan’s
cousin, then the verdict of political sanction becomes quite possible.

It is worth to note that similar charges as against Babajanyan
are investigated at the community prosecutor’s office or at the
military prosecutor’s office. Babajanyan’s case, on the other hand,
is examined at the investigation department of general prosecutor’s
office. So, the prosecutor’s office attaches special importance to
this case which in its turn somewhat politicizes the incident with
the editor-in-chief.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS