You cannot insult government officials: IC presents details of  detention of hosts of podcast

ArmInfo. Co-hosts of the <Imnemnimi> podcast Narek Samosyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan were 

detained for insulting the authorities, reports the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

In particular, according to the investigative body, on March 20, 

2024, live on the 83rd program <Imnemnimi> on Youtube, the presenters 

of this program, touching on the processes that took place in the 

National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia and the speeches of the 

Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, uttered curses and obscene 

expressions addressed to government members and government officials.

On March 21, criminal proceedings were initiated in the Investigative 

Committee under paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 2 of Art. 297 of the RA 

Criminal Code (hooliganism committed by a group of persons with using 

information or communication technologies). The investigation 

instructed the police to detain the bloggers and take them to the 

authority carrying out the proceedings.

Earlier, this afternoon, the law enforcement officers arrested Narek 

Samsonyan in a very rude manner, and a few hours later, his 

co-presenter Vazgen Saghatelyan.

Lawyers declared the inadmissibility of using disproportionate force 

against a person, while  political scientists predicted political 

repressions in the Republic of Armenia.