ARMS DISCOVERED IN LUSARAT IS ONLY CAUSE FOR CONTINUING ZHIRAYR SEFILIAN’S PERSECUTIONS, MEMBERS OF CONSOLIDATION OF ARMENIAN VOLUNTEERS ARE CONVINCED

Noyan Tapan
Jan 11 2007

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Vahan Aroyan arrested on December
28 2006 in the village of Lusarat is not connected at all with the
Consolidation of Armenian Volunteers public initiative and has never
taken part in the organization’s meetings. Armen Aghayan, temporary
coordinator of the Consolidation of Armenian Volunteers, made such
statement at the January 11 press conference.

In his words, employees of the National Security were well-aware
that "Vano is a great lover of arms and he accumulated the arms and
ammunitions found on December 28 in the years of war." In A.Aghayan’s
words, the whole village, as well as law enforcement bodies knew about
arms kept at V.Aroyan. "National Security Service officials knew that
Vano and Zhirayr Sefilian were friends and used this circumstance for
confirming absurd accusations ascribed to Zhirayr by means of Vano’s
arms," A.Aghayan said.

He also emphasized that though Aroyan, his arms and his being
acquainted with Z.Sefilian were used by the Security Service against
Sefilian, the Consolidation of Armenian Volunteers almost excludes
that Aroyan is a Security Service agent and deliberately contributes
to prolonging Sefilian’s arrest. "Vano’s arms mean nothing and are
only a cause for continuing the persecutions," A.Aghayan concluded.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress