Friday, July 24, 2015

Charges Against Armenian Journalist Dropped

Responding to international criticism, state prosecutors dropped on Friday controversial criminal charges that were levelled this month against the editor of an Armenian online publication critical of the government.

Prosecutor-General Gevorg Kostanian informed a senior official from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe about the decision in a letter made public by his office. The office also issued a separate statement to that effect.

Kristine Khanumian of the pro-opposition news website Ilur.am risked up to 2 years in prison for defying a court order to disclose the confidential source of a June 2014 report that accused a senior Armenian police officer of assaulting two young men outside Gyumri.

Armenian News

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