NOT THE FIRST TIME
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06:53 pm | April 09, 2009
Society
Armenian presses made a condemning statement today:
"On the night of April 8, 2009, "A1+" journalist David Jalalyan
underwent beatings by the police while he was on the job. David
Jalalyan received first aid and was transferred to the hospital by
an ambulance. Doctors said that his life is not in danger, but that
he must stay under their supervision for a while.
This is not the first time that law-enforcement officers illegally
keep journalists from doing their job without being sure that they
will not be punished.
We the presses condemn the disproportionate actions taken by the police
towards journalists fulfilling their duty as professionals and demand
the administration of the RA Police to assign an investigation and
bring those responsible to justice" as stated in the statement signed
by the Committee on Defense of Freedom of Speech, the Yerevan Press
Club, mass media outlets such as "Internews" NGO, the Pluralistic
Media Institute-Armenia, and the Journalists’ "Asbarez" Club.