Criminal proceedings have been initiated against Vahram Sahakyan. Answering thisMediaHub:to the question of RA Investigative Committee. We received information that a criminal prosecution has been initiated against Vahram Sahakyan, an honored cultural figure of Armenia, on the basis of promoting "hate speech" in his speeches. In the conversation with us, Vahram Sahakyan did not confirm the information, stating that he does not have any information about it.
"I never name any person, I don't think there is a reason to initiate a case," Sahakyan said. We also tried to get information from the CC and it turned out that the news we received is true. "Criminal proceedings were initiated on January 18, 2025, in accordance with Article 329, Part 2, Clause 3 of the Criminal Code," said Kima Avdalyan, press secretary of the Criminal Code.
We remind you that according to the RA Criminal Code, Article 329 implies public speech aimed at inciting or promoting hatred, discrimination, intolerance or enmity, as well as distributing materials or objects for this purpose.
Clause 3 of Part 2 of the above-mentioned article defines that this act was done using publicly displayed works, mass media or information or communication technologies. It should be noted that the act is punishable by imprisonment for one to four years. Nare Gnuni
