Gagik Tsarukyan sues Pashinyan, demanding public apology over  "foreign agent" remarks

ArmInfo.The leader of the "Prosperous Armenia" party and businessman, Gagik Tsarukyan, has filed a lawsuit against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.  Tsarukyan is demanding a public apology for remarks labeling him a "foreign agent," as well as total compensation exceeding 9 million  drams.

According to data published on datalex.am, the plaintiff, represented  by Tsarukyan, is seeking a court order to compel the defendant, Nikol  Pashinyan, to publicly retract defamatory statements within five  business days of the judgment taking legal effect. The statements in  question were made by the Prime Minister during a briefing on May 28.  Specifically, Pashinyan allegedly characterized Tsarukyan as a  "criminal," a "spy," an "agent," someone who has "entered into a  criminal deal," a person "robbing the people of Armenia," and someone  who "included Andranik Tevanyan on the 'Prosperous Armenia' list at  the behest of a foreign intelligence service."

The plaintiff is requesting 6 million drams in damages resulting from  defamation, alongside a court mandate for the defendant to issue a  public apology to Tsarukyan within five business days of the ruling.

Furthermore, the businessman's defense asks the court to award the  defendant, Pashinyan, 3 million drams in compensation for damages  caused by the defamation, as well as the previously paid state fee of  310,000 drams and a reasonable attorney's fee.