Monday, October 7 2019 11:04

ArmInfo.A criminal case has been opened in connection with the incident at the "Ayeli" Press Club in the Police of Armenia. The adviser to the Prosecutor General  of Armenia Gor Abrahamyan said this on his Facebook page.

Recall that on October 5, four young people threw eggs at the Ayeli  Press Club. One of the young people taking in this participation, and  introduced himself as David Hovhannisyan, said that he demands the  closure of this media. According to him, the reason for the action  was an article published on Hayeli.am, under the heading "Belated but  powerful response to Aliyev Pashinyan."

"On the instructions of the prosecutor of Yerevan, a criminal case  was opened in the central police department in connection with the  incident at Ayeli Press Club on the grounds of the first part of the  164th article of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia,"  Abrahamyan noted.

On the fact of the attack on the club's editorial office, the office  of the Ombudsman of Armenia also made a statement, which emphasizes  the inadmissibility of such actions. "Assault on a journalist or  media in connection with professional activities jeopardize freedom  of speech and pluralism of opinion. Immediate action must be taken on  the incident with Hayeli.am to prevent the recurrence of any such  incident, "the statement of the human rights defender's office said.

On the fact of what happened at the editorial office of the press  club, several opposition political parties made condemning  statements, which also emphasized the unacceptability of such  manifestations in a democratic society.

Media editor-in-chief Angela Tovmasyan claims the incident is  political persecution. She appealed to law enforcement agencies to  give the necessary legal assessment of what happened.