April 19, 2005 - 10:54 AMT
SERGE SARGSIAN: MEDIA TOO MUCH FREE IN ARMENIA
Too much freedom is provided to the media in Armenia, Secretary of the National Security Council at the President of Armenia, Defense Minister Serge Sargsian stated in the course of a press conference today. "We are in unequal conditions and we can do nothing within the legal framework," he stated. In S. Sargsian's words, an Armenian official cannot protect himself even in the court, as in case the dicision is in his favor, the society will say the state puts a pressure upon the media again.