Public criminal prosecution will not be initiated against Armine Ohanyan, editor-in-chief of “Hraparak” daily. This was reported by the RA General Prosecutor’s Office.
“On March 23, 2026, the Prosecutor’s Office made a decision not to initiate a public criminal prosecution against A.O. in accordance with Article 12, Part 1, Clause 1 of the RA Criminal Procedure Code,” the prosecutor’s office noted.
To remind, on March 17, Armine Ohanyan was summoned to the CC as a witness.
Criminal proceedings were initiated under Article 330, Part 2, Clause 3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (public calls to commit violence, publicly justifying or advocating violence, as well as disseminating materials or objects for this purpose using publicly displayed works, mass media, or information or communication technologies).
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