Lena Nazaryan Justifies in Court that the Word 'Idiot' Means 'Isolated Person'

The newspaper 'Hraparak' reports: National Assembly Member Lena Nazaryan has been ordered by both the first-instance and appellate civil courts to apologize to Taguhi Tovmasyan. In 2021, Nazaryan referred to Tovmasyan as 'idiotka' during a session of the National Assembly, prompting Tovmasyan to file a lawsuit demanding a public apology for the offensive remark and monetary compensation.

In court, Lena Nazaryan justified that the word 'idiot' translates from Greek to mean 'isolated person'; however, the court did not accept this etymology and mandated her to publicly apologize with the following text: 'I, Lena Rafael Nazaryan, apologize to Taguhi Manveli Tovmasyan for the offensive expression