TERM OF ARREST OF ZHIRAYR SEFILIAN AND VARDAN MALKHASIAN EXTENDED FOR 2 MONTHS

Noyan Tapan
Feb 07 2007

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The court of first instance of
Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork-Marash communities on February 7 satisfied
two petitions of the Investigative Department of the RA National
Security Service to extend the term of arrest of Vardan Malkhasian and
Zhirayr Sefilian for two months, considering that after being released,
they may hide or prevent the investigation of the case. According
to Radio Liberty, the lawyers of these persons said that they will
dispute these court decisions at the appeal court. To recap, leading
members of the movement Unity of Armenian Volunteers Zh. Sefilian
and V. Malkhasian were arrested on December 10, 2006 on charges of
public calls for changing the Constitutional order by violence.