Administrative Court rejects A1+’s claim against NCTR
The Administrative Court of Armenia today rejected A1+'s claim against the National Commission on Television and Radio.
The embattled TV Company is disputing the December 16, 2010 decision of the state regulator whereby A1+ was rejected a broadcasting license in another frequency tender administered by the state regulator after allegedly submitting fraudulent documents. The results of the process published by the NCTR showed A1+ trailing the operating TV channel, ArmNews in the digital broadcasting tender.
Judge Argishti Ghazaryan today gave the company's lawyers a 34 - page decision, saying that the NCTR did not violate the company's rights during the tender.
"The court ruled that the NCTR did not violate A1+'s rights, when declaring ArmNews to be the winner. We shall study the 34-page decision to see what reasons the rejection is accounted for," said A1+'s legal representative Tigran Ter-Yesayan.
The lawyer was not surprised by the court decision as he is ‘well aware of the nuances of the trial and the working style of Armenian courts.'
A1+ is going to appeal the decision in higher courts, including the European Court of Human Rights.
