On April 30, the American organization Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned the assault at "Chorrord Ishkhanutyun" opposition newspaper correspondent Mher Ghalechian. One should remind that on April 29, the journalist was heavily beaten in the newspaper editorial office in connection with the article "Another Mansion Built with Karlos Petrosian’s Salary" published on April 25 (see details in YPC Weekly Newsletter, April 25 – May 1, 2003).The declaration of CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon contains an appeal to the Armenian authorities to conduct “a timely and thorough investigation of this incident” and to bring the perpetrators to justice “so that journalists will be able to report the news safely and freely”. A similar appeal is voiced in the address of the international organization "Reporters Without Borders" (RSF) published on May 2.
