A Yerevan court today rejected the slander suit filed by the Word of Life religious organization against the newspaper Iravunk. The presiding judge has ordered that the religious group and its president each pay the newspaper 150,000 AMD for incurred legal fees.
At today’s slander trial pitting the Word of Life religious organization against the newspaper Iravunk, the defendant motioned the court for a postponement.
On the Lawsuit Religious Organization “Word of Life” and the Head of Organization Arthur Simonyan vs. “Iravunk Hetaqnnutyun” (Law and Investigation) and Argumenti Nedeli v Armenii” Periodicals
At today’s slander trial at the Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative Court, pitting the Word of Life religious organization against the newspaper Iravunk, the plaintiff stated that it was willing to seek reconciliation through the auspices of the Information Disputes Council.
In the opening session of the slander trial pitting the Word of Life religious organization against the newspaper Iravunk, the attorney for the group again maintained that the word “sect” was defamatory.
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