ArmInfo. Co-hosts of the <Imnemnimi> podcast Narek Samosyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan were detained for insulting the authorities, reports the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia.
In particular, according to the investigative body, on March 20, 2024, live on the 83rd program <Imnemnimi> on Youtube, the presenters of this program, touching on the processes that took place in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia and the speeches of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, uttered curses and obscene expressions addressed to government members and government officials.
On March 21, criminal proceedings were initiated in the Investigative Committee under paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 2 of Art. 297 of the RA Criminal Code (hooliganism committed by a group of persons with using information or communication technologies). The investigation instructed the police to detain the bloggers and take them to the authority carrying out the proceedings.
Earlier, this afternoon, the law enforcement officers arrested Narek Samsonyan in a very rude manner, and a few hours later, his co-presenter Vazgen Saghatelyan.
Lawyers declared the inadmissibility of using disproportionate force against a person, while political scientists predicted political repressions in the Republic of Armenia.