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    EDITOR OF "ZHAMANAK" WAS ARRESTED

    A1+
    [07:55 pm] 26 June, 2006

    "They came after Arman Babajanyan, editor-in-chief of newspaper
    "Zhamanak Yerevan" as though they had come to arrest an old
    offender. Two people knocked at the door making sure it was the
    editorial office, 7-8 people raided into the office and without
    introducing themselves and informing where they were taking the
    editor took him in an unknown direction", tells Manouk Souqiasyan,
    director of newspaper "Zhamanak Yerevan".

    Later on they would find out that Arman Babajanyan was taken to the
    Prosecutor's office to be examined in connection with a criminal
    case. Then it would become clear that a criminal case was brought
    against Babajanyan himself for fabricating documents and avoiding
    military service since 2002.

    Lisa Chakharyan, deputy editor of the newspaper, noted that this was
    an act of terror against the newspaper aimed at warning the other Mass
    Media. She drew parallels between the incident and the period when
    "A1+" was banned from air. "'A1+' was persecuted in the pre-election
    period when there was tension. Now we are in a pre-election period
    again, and there is tension over the Karabakh conflict; thus they
    want to warn others by our example."

    As for the accusation, the editorial office informed that Arman
    Babajanyan came to Armenia many times after 2002 but as far as he
    did not publish any newspaper back then, he was never troubled by
    military affairs.

    "Arman will become a PHD soon. He studied in international universities
    and always kept in touch with the military registration office",
    Manouk Souqiasyan informed.

    By the way, Artak Babajanyan, Arman's brother was summoned to the
    Prosecutor's office too but decided to participate in the press
    conference instead.

    Nevertheless, a few hours prior to the conference his mobile phone
    ceased to answer the calls. The staff of the newspaper is sure the
    he was arrested too.

    We learned from the press secretary of the Prosecutor's Office that
    they received the materials from the Military Police. On this ground
    a criminal case was initiated according to the second point of the
    second part of the article 327 of the Criminal Code - fabrication of
    documents and avoidance of military service.

    Arman Babajanyan was examined as a suspect and confessed that he really
    fabricated documents in order to avoid military service. After that
    he was arrested.

    Asked what is the possible punishment in this case we were answered
    in the Prosecutor's office, "He will be taken to the army".
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