May 31, 2009 - 16:18 AMT
Beaten journalist refused to give police testimony
According to the statement released by Armenian National Congress (ANC), Parliament MP Levon Sargsyan has today broken into polling station 9/1 and ordered his bodyguards to remove from there journalists Gohar Veziryan ("Tchorrord Ishkhanutyun"), Tatev Mesropyan ("Hayq") and Marine Kharatyan ("Zhamanak Yerevan"). "The MP's bodyguards beat media representatives and seizing their dictaphones and mobile phones" ANC activists say in the statement. ANC also reports that journalists intend to report the incident to the police.

According to available information, Gohar Vardanyan, who was called to RA Police to give testimony, refused to answer law enforcers' questions. "I consulted with my lawyer who informed me of my constitutional right of not reporting the incident to the police. I followed his advice and refused to answer policemen's questions," she said.