The court of primary jurisdiction of Center and Nork-Marash communities of Yerevan refused two petitions filed by the Chairman of the Public Council on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Ashot Bleyan. As it has already been reported, on May 15 Ashot Bleyan addressed the court of primary jurisdiction demanding to recognize the decisions of the National Commission on Television and Radio of April 2, 2002, to be incompliant with the RA Law “On Television and Radio”, the RA Constitution and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (see YPC Weekly Newsletter, May 11-24, 2002).
The first petition challenged the judge because of the violation of the procedures stipulated. By the second petition Ashot Bleyan asked to accelerate the consideration of his case. The argumentation of both petitions seemed insufficient to the court.
The first session on the suit of Ashot Bleyan was scheduled for July 18.
