TWO PRESS ENEMIES AND NO FRIENDS
Support A1+!Armenian National Press Club held Monday annual traditional ceremony of announcing names of press foes. Two persons – president Kocharyan and head of parliamentary commission on culture, science and education Hranush Hakobyan - are given press foe title this year.
This is the third time Robert Kocharyan has been “awarded” the title, this time for adopting the Mass Media Law and for turning blind eye to violence against journalists.
Hranush Hakobyan earned the title for her contribution to the law adoption, for misleading MPs and suppressing international experts’ opinion.
Nominees for press friend title were National Assembly member Victor Dallakyan and the Justice Union. However, there were not enough votes cast for these candidacies.