Azatutyun presented the latest events related to Tsarukyan unilaterally

On June 14, during Sunday’s issue of Azatutyun TV, Hrayr Tamrazyan hosted a discussion with NA Vice-Speaker Alen Simonyan and Kotayk Governor Romanos Petrosyan regarding latest events over Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan. The guests shared the same opinion that the processes are exclusively legal and should not be politicized. The same ideas were repeated: money laundering, damage of billion drams to the state. In fact, it was obvious that the goal was to discredit Gagik Tsarukyan. Hrayr Tamrazyan was passive, no sharp questions were raised by him either.

“Media Advocate” initiative notes that the discussion was biased, no dissenting opinion was voiced, the accused side did not have an opportunity to defend itself, which contradicts journalistic ethics. This is not the first time that Azatutyun TV presents the events of public interest from the government’s point of view, in fact, misleading and manipulating the public.