ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN CONCERNED BY AMENDMENTS TO LAW ON MASS MEDIA

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
25.12.2009 20:17 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia’s Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan is concerned
by amendments to the law on mass media which envisages administrative
liability for disseminating defamation or libel.

"Considering Armenia’s law enforcement practice, the law may
have a unilateral effect, becoming a tool of pressure against the
opposition-run media," he told a news conference in Yerevan.

The coalition proposed amendments to RA law "On Mass Media" envisage
fines in the amount of several million Drams for journalists or media
accused of defamation or libel.