PROCESSION IN PROTECTION OF ARRESTED FREEDOM-FIGHTERS HELD IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. "If Coordinator of Defence
of Liberated Territories public initiative, Zhirayr Sefilian and
Homeland and Honor party Political Board member, Vardan Malkhasian
are not released until the New Year, we will spend New Year holidays
in the street." Members of the Consolidation of Armenian Volunteers
organization and Nor Zhamanakner (New Times) party made such statement
at the December 22 procession. According to the demonstrants, arrest
of liberation fight devotees in independent Armenia is a shame.
Samvel Haroutiunian, one of the organizers of the procession in
protection of the arrested freedom-fighters, declared that they
demand from RA "illegitimate" authorities to immediately release
"the distinguished representatives of Artsakh movement" and to
grant RA citizenship to Z.Sefilian. S.Haroutiunian said that about
two dozens of parties have expressed wish to join their fight, in
particular, the People’s Party of Armenia, the Hanrapetutiun Party,
the Democratic Party, the National Democratic Union, the Union of
National Democrats, the National Revival, the Union parties, as well
as MPs Hmayak Hovhannisian and Tatul Manaserian.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
