Police officer dismissed for using violence against journalist

ArmInfo. The police officer who used violence against 24News journalist Meri Manukyan has been  dismissed from service. This was reported by the press secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Narek Sargsyan.

"The police officer involved in the incident with the journalist on  the Ashtarak highway has been dismissed from service today," said  Narek Sargsyan.

Earlier it became known that an official investigation is being  conducted into the fact of obstruction of the professional activity  of 24News journalist Meri Manukyan and the beating of her by a police  officer. Let us recall that on June 16, during the protest of the  Kasakh residents, a special forces officer of the RA Police  deliberately and purposefully hit the journalist of the publication