YEREVAN. – The Public Television is spreading misinformation on its 1lurer.am news website, misleading the public, proving once again that the Public Television’s news department serves the interests of the authorities and is deprived of its own position. “Media Advocate” initiative of Armenia has noted this in a statement, which also reads as follows:

This time 1lurer.am published an article entitled: “Gianni Buquicchio urged Hrayr Tovmasyan to respect the Constitution.”

Neither the original nor the Armenian translation of the Venice Commission Chairman Gianni Buquicchio’s letter contains such formulation.

This was noticed and discussed on Social Networks, after which Public TV made some changes. “In his letter to Tovmasyan, Buquicchio called for respect for the Constitution, and the Ministry of Justice reminds that there is a full agreement with the Commission.”

One can judge from this title that Gianni Buquicchio’s appeal is addressed to Hrayr Tovmasyan, while the text has the following: “I was closely following the developments in Armenia related to the constitutional changes. I am sorry that they do not fully express the advice of the Venice Commission.”

In fact, Buquicchio expressed concern about the constitutional changes, pointing out the problems in it.

“Media Advocate” initiative urges the management of the Public Television’s news department to once again reconsider the title of the article and stop the pro-government working style.