TRIAL WAS POSTPONED
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[05:24 pm] 17 January, 2007
The court of the first instance of Erebouni and Noubarashen was to
start the trial of Gagik Shamshyan, photo correspondent of "Aravot"
and "Fourth Power".
The trial was postponed until February 2 through the mediation of
Zaruhi Postanjyan, Shamshyan’s advocate.
The advocate is preparing a document referring to the violations
against journalists in the pre-election period. The document will be
sent to several NGOs which will sign it.
Let us remind you that a charge was brought against Gagik Shamshyan
on August 17, 2006, according to three articles of the Criminal
Code. The charge was brought after Gagik Shamshyan turned to court
blaming Noubarashen community head Mher Hovhannisyan for violent
actions against him as a journalist.