On July 23 at the court of primary jurisdiction of Center and Nork-Marash communities of Yerevan the proceedings on the suit of a number of citizens versus the National Commission on Television and Radio continued. The plaintiffs demanded to recognize the decisions of the National Commission of April 2, 2002 (as a result of which "A1+" and "Noyan Tapan" TV companies were not granted broadcast licenses) to be incompliant with the RA Law “On Television and Radio”, the RA Constitution and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The hearing of the case started on July 18 in the absence of the respondent (see details in YPC Weekly Newsletter, July 13-19, 2002). At the second session, still held in the absence of the respondent, the Chairman of the Public Council on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Ashot Bleyan, the member of the Political Council of "Hanrapetutyun" party Artak Zeynalian, the Chairman of the Liberal Democratic party Vigen Khachatrian, representing the plaintiffs, filed a petition of challenging the judge Hrachia Hovhannissian. In the opinion of the consumers, during the trial the judge had violated a number of provisions of RA Civil Proceedings Code. On July 24 the petition was satisfied. Ruben Nersisian was appointed the judge on the case.
