CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER SUES TWO NEWSPAPERS FOR SLANDER; DEMANDS 4 MILLION
Tatevik Shaljyan
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16:42, January 9, 2013
Razmik Abrahamyan has sued two newspapers in Armenia for slander based
on articles published back in 2003 referring to him as a “pedophile”.
Abrahamyan, in fact, had been charged with committing violent acts
of a sexual nature prior to the publications in Aravot and Haykakan
Zhamanak.
At today’s opening trial session, Abrahamyan said he was ultimately
found guilty by the court based on the negative coverage appearing
in the papers. He spent the next nine years behind bars.
The plaintiff is demanding two million AMD from each in compensation.
Abrahamyan brought copies of the articles in question to the court,
but they were illegible. Judge Apinyan scheduled the nest trial date
for February 25.
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