Lawsuit filed against “Zhokhovurd” daily
The editorial office of "Zhokhovurd" (People) daily learnt about the lawsuit filed against the newspaper from yesterday's issue of "Aravot" (Morning) daily.
"We learnt that the governor of Gegharkunik marz, Nver Poghosyan instituted a lawsuit against the newspaper. However, the editorial staff has not received a writ," the newspaper said in a release.
The lawsuit came after the newspaper published an article in its October 7 issue, saying Poghosyan took a bribe in the amount of $ 3000 from a resident of Ttujur village, promising to assist her to fill the vacancy of a history teacher in a local school.
Not long ago, the newspaper received a notice from the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash districts, informing about another lawsuit filed by Karine Kirakosyan, former head of the Department of State Property Management and her assistant Ashot Markosyan.
They demand that the newspaper pay 804 000 drams in material compensation. The court sitting is set for October 24.
