TERM OF ZHIRAYR SEFILIAN’S ARREST PROLONGED FOR OTHER 2 MONTHS

Noyan Tapan
Apr 05 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The Court of 1st Instance of the Yerevan
communities of Kentron and Nork Marash prolonged on April 4 for other
2 months the term of arrest of Zhirayr Sefilian, the coordinators of
the "In Defence of Liberated Territories" public initiative. As the
Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by Zh. Sefilian’s defender
Ara Zakarian, they intend to appeal the court decision at the Court
of Appeal on Criminal Cases.

To recap, coordinator of the "In Defence of Liberated Territories"
public initiative, commander of the "Shushi" battalion was arrested
on December 10, 2006 and accused of making public statements on
calls addresssed to violently changing the RA constitutional order
(Article 301 of the RA Criminal Code).