Sentenced Journalist

SENTENCED JOURNALIST

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07:02 pm | April 17, 2009

Politics

Judge of the Kentron and Nork-Marash districts first instance court
Armen Khachatryan acknowledged photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan guilty
today and sentenced him to a pay a 350,000 dram fine.

Gagik Shamshyan was charged with the 3rd part of Article 343 of the
Criminal Code (disrespecting the judge).

The event took place during the trial of "Republic" party’s political
council member Smbat Ayvazyan in 2008 when the photojournalist
allegedly insulted Gagik Avetisyan.

Based on the verdict, the photojournalist must pay the fine by
November 2009, but the latter says that he is going to appeal the
verdict. Gagik Shamshyan has even decided to take the case to the
European Court after threatening the instance courts.