Green movement activist Mariam Sukhudyan from a witness became a defendant

PanARMENIAN.Net - Mariam Sukhudyan, the youth green movement activist of S.O.S Tegout, was summoned on 15 August to Erebouni Criminal Investigation Department to give an interview concerning the charge of libel in accordance with Part 1, Article 135 of the Criminal Code of RA.



On 13 November 2008, the Public TV Channel prepared a program where one of the pupils at Nubarashen Boarding School № 11 told about sexual harassment by the teacher. The TV program used video fragments submitted activists of S.O.S Teghout who are also engaged with the protection of the rights of vulnerable social layers.



As Mariam Sukhudyan told a PanARMENIAN.net reporter, the video material, for which I am accused, is shot based on testimony of children from the Boarding school. "I am sure, the reason for such absurd accusation is my active participation in the movement to protect environment, and Teghout forest, in particular".





Based on this TV program, Erebouni Criminal Investigation Department conducted an investigation, and as a result, the criminal case №12105809 was initiated on 11 February 2009.



However, the charge was not sexual harassment, but libel in accordance with Part 1, Article 135 of the Criminal Code of RA. Mariam Sukhudyan and other volunteers of the green movement were summoned as witnesses to this case in May 2009.



However, Mariam Suhkudyan received a summons on 13 August 2009, that says she is to appear to Erebouni Criminal Investigation Department as an accused.



"EcoLur" calls on to the public at large, including state bodies to pay appropriate attention to this case and reminds that the democratization process declared by the President of our country supposes the participation of the public in the country governance, and S.O.S. signals are one of its manifestation forms.