JIRAYR SEFILIAN’S CASE SENT TO COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE IN CENTER AND NORK MARASH COMMUNITIES

Noyan Tapan
Jun 14 2007

YEREVAN, JUNE 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The criminal case filed against Jirayr
Sefilian, the coordinator of the initiative "Defence of the Liberated
Territories", and Vardan Malkhasian, a member of the party political
board "Fatherland and Honour", was sent to the Court of First Instance
in the Center and Nork Marash communities in Yerevan. According
to the information provided to Noyan Tapan by the court’s office,
Mnatsakan Martirosian was appointed as acting judge.

The resolution of considering whether the criminal case will be
carried out should be made by the court by the order envisaged by
law in a period of 15 days, that is to say by June 22.

It should be reminded that Jirayr Sefilian and Vardan Malkhasian were
detained by the collaborators of the National Security Service (NSS)
on December 10 last year. They are accused of publicly calling for
changing the RA Constitutional order by using force (301 article,
RA Criminal Code).