Armenian Spokesman Urges Media Not To Politicize Trial Of Editor

ARMENIAN SPOKESMAN URGES MEDIA NOT TO POLITICIZE TRIAL OF EDITOR

Arminfo
30 Aug 06

Yerevan, 30 August: Some local media have excessively politicized the
trial of the editor-in-chief of Zhamanak newspaper, Arman Babadzhanyan,
the Armenian president’s press secretary, Viktor Sogomonyan, told a
news conference today.

Babadzhanyan faces charges of dodging military service and
counterfeiting documents.

Sogomonyan said that Babadzhanyan has already pleaded guilty. The press
secretary added that he will not comment on the trial. In any case,
there is no point to politicize Babadzhanyan’s trial, Sogomonyan noted.