RFE/RL reporter attack info forwarded to investigative committee for proceedings
16:56, 21 April 2018
YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENRESS. The Prosecution has forwarded media reports about the attack on a RFE/RL reporter to the Investigative Committee for launching proceedings, the prosecution said.
A reporter of RFE/RL’s Armenia service was attacked on Saturday in Artashat, a town 30km southeast of Yerevan.
The reporter, Arus Hakobyan, was broadcasting live when a plain-clothed man attacked her, punching Hakobyan in the face and attempting to grab the camera.
English –translator/editor: Stepan Kocharyan