TURKISH JOURNALISTS WERE DETAINED AT ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER

PanArmenian
April 15 2009
Armenia

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On Apr 13, 5 persons who were preparing to video
film Armenian-Turkish border were detained, RF FSS in Armenia Press
Service told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

As RA legislation forbids video shooting the frontier, the detained
were asked to show identity documents. National Security Service
group was summoned from Armenia to see them off to Turkish side of
the border. The detained filed no complaints, they even thanked the
frontier guard for refreshments, RF FSS in Armenia Press Service
reported As reported by Zaman, Five Turkish journalists were briefly
detained on Monday by Armenian forces after they attempted to film the
Turkish-Armenian border without permission from Armenian authorities.

The journalists were taken to a police station on the border,
where they were offered tea, coffee and cookies. The journalists
were released after two hours, reporting cordial treatment by the
Armenian forces.