La Corte respinge la causa per diffamazione del sindaco di Yerevan
https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33252877.html
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La Corte respinge la causa per diffamazione del sindaco di Yerevan
https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33252877.html
di pride_of_artaxias
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This was about the case against Civilnet for publishing an investigative piece with OCCRP scrutinising Avinyan’s financial misdeeds.
>It emerged on Wednesday that the court decided not to hear the case unless Avinian pays a legal filing fee of 150,000 drams ($380). The plaintiff asked for an exemption, saying that payment of the fee would “cause significant financial hardship to me and my family.”
>The court rejected the request and gave him three days to pay up. The mayor’s press office did not clarify whether he will do so.
>Avinian’s reluctance to pay the relatively modest sum came as a surprise given his monthly salary of 1.2 million drams ($3,000) and officially declared annual income of 45 million drams. The 35-year-old, who is a senior member of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s Civil Contract party, has also declared more than $350,000 worth of crypto currency.
>As recently as on Monday, the mayor said he will use his personal money to cover the exorbitant cost of his business class ticket purchased by the Yerevan municipality for his recent flights to and from Los Angeles. The ticket cost taxpayers almost 7.7 million drams ($19,500), sparking an uproar from opposition groups and media.