A criminal case has been launched into a foreign reporter being threatening with a weapon by Azerbaijani soldiers on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border a few days ago. Gor Abrahamyan, Adviser to the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia (RA), on Saturday informed about this on Facebook.
“Making a reference to the statement of the RA Human Rights Defender, today the media had published information about obstructing the work of an international reporter carrying out his professional activity, threatening him with a weapon in the Vardenis region of Gegharkunik Province, at the area 2 kilometers from the state border of Armenia to the interior of the country.
According to the RA ombudsman and the media outlets that published his statement, the incident took place on June 15, 2021, when the international reporter was carrying out—with another reporter—coverage and other journalistic work at the respective RA territory, 100 meters away from the Azerbaijani servicemen, the latter showed aggressive conduct, loaded their weapons, and held [them] in the direction of the reporters—threatening to fire. In order to avoid unpredictable consequences, the international reporter stopped his work. According to the available information, the reporters of an international medium had a press representative’s logo visible for the Azerbaijani servicemen, and observed the rules of journalistic work.
The publications were sent from the RA Gegharkunik Regional Prosecutor's Office to the Gegharkunik Regional Investigation Department of the RA Investigative Committee in order to prepare materials (…) and to initiate a criminal case.
As a result, a criminal case has been initiated and accepted for proceedings," the adviser to the Prosecutor General of Armenia wrote, in particular.
