YEREVAN, OCTOBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. A criminal case has been filed in connection with the act of violence committed against Ruzan Minasian, a journalist of the editorial office of the Daily "Aravot" (Morning), on October 11 with the indications of the first part of Article 164 of the RA Criminal Code: "Hindering professional legal activities of a journalist or forcing him/her to spread or refuse to spread information." This information was provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent by the Information and Public Relations Department of the RA Police. A fine making a sum 50-150 times more than the minimum salary is envisaged by the first part of the above-mentioned article. According to official sources, an attack was made at the editorial office of the Daily "Aravot" (Morning), which is located in building 2 on the Yerevan Arshakuniats avenue at about 14:00 on October 11: Knarik M. born in 1951, Mariam Tsch. born in 1956, Tamara Gh. born in 1972, Ruzanna M. born in 1980, Hasmik Y. born in 1957, and Aghavni M. born in 1959 entered the editorial office of the newspaper, the study of Ruzan Minasian, in particular, a journalist of the daily, who was born in 1963, expressed their indignation with regard to the article titled "One should not demand money from the dead", which was published in the October 11 issue of the Daily, insulted her, swore at her and brought forth procrastination. According to the information provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent by journalist Ruzan Minasian, she passed a forensic examination on October 12, the results of which will soon be made public. It should be mentioned that the upper lip of the journalist was injured during the procrastination.

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