You cannot insult government officials: IC presents details of detention of hosts of podcast
ArmInfo. Co-hosts of the <Imnemnimi> podcast Narek Samosyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan were
detained for insulting the authorities, reports the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia.
In particular, according to the investigative body, on March 20,
2024, live on the 83rd program <Imnemnimi> on Youtube, the presenters
of this program, touching on the processes that took place in the
National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia and the speeches of the
Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, uttered curses and obscene
expressions addressed to government members and government officials.
On March 21, criminal proceedings were initiated in the Investigative
Committee under paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 2 of Art. 297 of the RA
Criminal Code (hooliganism committed by a group of persons with using
information or communication technologies). The investigation
instructed the police to detain the bloggers and take them to the
authority carrying out the proceedings.
Earlier, this afternoon, the law enforcement officers arrested Narek
Samsonyan in a very rude manner, and a few hours later, his
co-presenter Vazgen Saghatelyan.
Lawyers declared the inadmissibility of using disproportionate force
against a person, while political scientists predicted political
repressions in the Republic of Armenia.