GREEN MOVEMENT ACTIVIST MARIAM SUKHUDYAN FROM A WITNESS BECAME A DEFENDANT

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
14.08.2009 18:30 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Mariam Sukhudyan, the youth green movement activist
of S.O.S Tegout, was summoned on 15 August to Erebouni Criminal
Investigation Department to give an interview concerning the charge
of libel in accordance with Part 1, Article 135 of the Criminal Code
of RA.

On 13 November 2008, the Public TV Channel prepared a program where
one of the pupils at Nubarashen Boarding School ¹ 11 told about
sexual harassment by the teacher. The TV program used video fragments
submitted activists of S.O.S Teghout who are also engaged with the
protection of the rights of vulnerable social layers.

As Mariam Sukhudyan told a PanARMENIAN.net reporter, the video
material, for which I am accused, is shot based on testimony of
children from the Boarding school. "I am sure, the reason for such
absurd accusation is my active participation in the movement to
protect environment, and Teghout forest, in particular".

Based on this TV program, Erebouni Criminal Investigation Department
conducted an investigation, and as a result, the criminal case
¹12105809 was initiated on 11 February 2009.

However, the charge was not sexual harassment, but libel in accordance
with Part 1, Article 135 of the Criminal Code of RA. Mariam Sukhudyan
and other volunteers of the green movement were summoned as witnesses
to this case in May 2009.

However, Mariam Suhkudyan received a summons on 13 August 2009, that
says she is to appear to Erebouni Criminal Investigation Department
as an accused.

"EcoLur" calls on to the public at large, including state bodies
to pay appropriate attention to this case and reminds that the
democratization process declared by the President of our country
supposes the participation of the public in the country governance,
and S.O.S. signals are one of its manifestation forms.