TRIAL OVER SEFILYAN AND MALKHASYAN: ATTORNEYS TRIED TO ACHIEVE IMPROVEMENT OF JOURNALISTS’ WORKING CONDITIONS

arminfo
2007-07-13 13:35:00

In the beginning of today’s sitting of the court on the case
of Zhirair Sefilyan, Vardan Malkhasyan and Vahan Haroyan, the
defendants’ attorneys tried to achieve improvement of journalists’
working conditions.

"By request of journalists, who cover the trial, I ask to order the
Police employees to free the first row benches and give them to Mass
Media representatives ", V. Malkhasyan’s attorney Mushegh Shushanyan
said addressing to the judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan. He also asked
to install microphones in the hall as the audience has difficulty in
hearing the speeches of the parties and accused. The judge Martirosyan
responded that installation of microphones in the hall is impossible
at present. "As for the issue of the first two rows of branches, the
order is determined by the presiding judge, and I will leave it as it
is. If journalists have problems, let them address the press-service
of the Court of Cassation", M. Martirosyan said.

To note, in fact, representatives of Mass Media, who cover the
trial, have problems with fulfillment of their professional duties
as audibility in the hall is rather low and it is difficult to carry
out a Dictaphone recording.