In Armenia, the Special Investigation Service opened a criminal case against the newspaper “Zhokhovurd” (The People) for disclosing preliminary investigation data on the case of ex-President Serzh Sargsyan.
The publication published excerpts from the preliminary testimony of Sargsyan, passing as a witness in the March 1, 2008 case.
“Considering that there are signs of a crime in under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (Disclosure of preliminary investigation or inquiry data), a criminal case was initiated by the investigator of the Special Investigation Service,” the ministry’s press service reported.
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