Background of the Issue: On June 18, 2010 citizens Aghasi and Vardan Hambardzumian submitted a complaint to Media Ethics Observatory on “Aravot” daily, which had published a piece “A Story of One Heritage” on June 17, 2010. The complaint, particularly, noted that the abovementioned piece contained some untrue information.
Considering the complaint on July 21, 2010, MEO resolved that “Aravot” had not violated the Code of Conduct of Media Representatives, as the contested article was a refutation by the Head of the Notarial Chamber Alvard Petrosian on the article “Were Deprived of Heritage on the Fault of the Notary?”, published in “Aravot” on May 27, 2010. In its decision MEO referred to Article 8 of RA Law “On Mass Communication” which ensures the right of refutation and reply.