ZH. SEFILIAN AND V. MALKHASIAN SUGGEST TO ORGANIZE PUBLIC TRIAL
By Gohar Gevorgian
AZG Armenian Daily
11/07/2007
Zhirayr Sefilian, coordinator of "Union of Armenian Volunteers" and
"Defense of Liberated Territories" NGO and Vadan Malkhasian, member of
the abovementioned organizations, are imprisoned for already 7 months.
Yesterday they spread a statement in which they expressed confidence
that the violence committed against them is grounded on political
reasons. They suggest that a public trial should be organized with
the participation of prominent people and those who are well aware
of the situation. The prisoners stated that they want that "the
case" should be led by well-known figure Parouyr Hayrikian. As for
the court hearings, Sefilian and Malkhasian think that only those
pro-governmental public figures should participate in the trial who
believe in today’s judiciary system of Armenia.
According to another statement, the 40th anniversary of Zhirayr
Sefilian. Nevertheless, the trial on the case of Zhirayr Sefilian,
Vardan Malkhasian and their friend Vahan Aroyan will continue today,
too.