FORMS OF ARREST WERE UNACCEPTABLE

Lragir, Armenia
Dec 14 2006

Mekhak Mkhitaryan, the secretary of the Businessman Parliamentary
Group, stated December 14 at the Friday Club with regard to the arrest
of Jirair Sefilyan that arrest is not a pleasant thing, "especially
when it concerns a participant of the war in Karabakh, who had an
important role and a considerable contribution in this war." However,
Mekhak Mkhitaryan declines to give an evaluation because the only
information is that released by the National Security Service.

18 members of parliament have signed the statement for Jirair
Sefilyan. Mekhak Mkhitaryan hopes that this question will be raised
during the extraordinary meeting of the National Assembly and it
will become clear "what is hiding in the message of the National
Security Service."

It is known that Jirair Sefilyan was arrested in a restaurant by
masked law enforcers. Vardan Malkhasyan was arrested in the presence
of his sick mother. Mekhak Mkhitaryan condemns these forms of arrest.

"I think it is immoral to isolate these kind of people from the
society," stated Mekhak Mkhitaryan, who has no reason to disbelieve
the National Security Service.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress