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  • Reporter of Aravot and Chorrord Ishkhanutyun Gagik Shamshyan beaten

    Photoreporter of Yerevan-based newspapers 'Aravot' and 'Chorrord
    Ishkhanutyun' Gagik Shamshyan beaten

    2009-03-13 15:32:00


    ArmInfo. Photoreporter of Yerevan-based newspapers "Aravot" ("Morning")
    and "Chorrord Ishkhanutyun" ("Fourth Power") Gagik Shamshyan was
    beaten, Friday. The incident took place at the
    Yerevan State Linguistic University after Brusov.

    Armenian Ombudsman Armen Haroutyunyan has already negatively assessed
    the given incident. "Such attitude to the journalist once again
    confirms the lack of tolerance in the society. The reason is that
    such cases were not punished in the past. I again call on the
    law-enforcers to take all necessary measures to detect the culprits and
    bring them to responsibility", - the ombudsman's statement says.

    According to the available information, Shamshyan was beaten by the
    security service employees of the University after Brusov Friday
    morning. The incident was preceded by a protest action of the students
    who demanded proofs of the March 12 action of the youth movement
    "Miasin" ("Together") who accused a number of professors of
    Yerevan-based universities of bribery. After the action the students
    returned to the University, and a group of journalists intended to
    enter the University with the students and met the teaching staff,
    however, the security service employees disturbed them. A verbal duel
    started between Shamshyan and the security employees, afterwards the
    photoreporter was beaten. At the moment Shamshyan is at "Nairi" medical
    center. The police still abstains from any comments.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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