Lydian Armenia has informed that it has filed a lawsuit against independent MP Arman Babajanyan for slander.

The company has filed this lawsuit in connection with one of Babajanyan’s interviews during which he had said, "...corrupt and criminally obtained permits," "... that criminal deal—of Amulsar, of Lydian—was organized entirely by former corrupt chains," and had used similar expressions about the Amulsar gold mine project of Lydian.

The respective statement disseminated by the company also reads as follows, in particular: "Not only have such statements not been proven for more than two years, but in some cases they have already been qualified by the court as slander.

In the case of Arman Babajanyan, the fact of such irresponsible statements is more worrying, as it is not about an activist or a demonstrator, but about an NA [National Assembly] MP representing the RA [Republic of Armenia] legislative power and engaged in lawmaking activities.”