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THE TRIAL ON THE STATEMENT OF CLAIM BY "MELTEX" LTD

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Today in Review Court building the Economic Court of Armenia began considering the case on the action brought in by "MelTex" LTD. Representatives of many social, rights defence and international organizations as well as Mass Media were in the Court Hall.

Judge Nakhshun Tavaratsyan first read out the statement of claim by "MelTex" LTD. According to the statement "MelTex" LTD demands to invalidate the decisions N 11-24 made on 19.02.2002 by TV and Radio National Commission for carrying out competitions on licencing.

Then the judge got acquainted with the barristers of both sides. Advocates Tigran Ter-Esayan, Seda Hovakanyan, Olga Safaryan and Levon Baghdasaryan will defend the interests of "MelTex" LTD. Suren Petrosyan, Anna Arzumanyan and Edith Khachatouryan will be those to defend interests of TV and Radio National Commission.

Nakhshun Tavaratsyan informed that the day before "MelTex" LTD had been sent to the TV and Radio National Commission response on the claim by "MelTex" LTD. According to the Law 3 days are given for looking through the document.

"Three days haven't passed yet",- noted Mrs. Tavaratsyan and added:" The Court decided to postpone the session".

The decree drove the people in the Court Hall out of their wits. And that's why they accused the judge of performing an order as well as postponing the trial on purpose. As well demands on executing the trial in a bigger hall were heard because there were a lot of people who were to take part in the trial. Some of them demanded to restore "A1+" TV Channel broadcasting.

Through these exclamations judge Nakhshun Tavaratsyan announced that the next Court session would take place on 23 the April at 10.00. The judge left the Court Hall through the exclamations " Shame! Shame!".