ADMINISTRATIVE COURT RETURNS POLICE CLAIM ON DEPORTATION OF ZHIRAYR SEFILIAN

Noyan Tapan

Ma y 28, 2008

YEREVAN, MAY 28, NOYAN TAPAN. In accordance with the order envisaged
by the Code of Administrative Procedure, the RA Administrative Court
made a decision to return the police claim on deportation of Zhirayr
Sefilian from Armenia, NT correspondent was informed by spokeswoman
for the RA Cassation Court Alina Yengoyan. The Administrative Court
explained its decision by the fact that the claim has some flaws.

To recap, the RA police made a decision to start the process of
deporting Lebanese citizen Zhirayr Sefilian from Armenia and filed on
May 23 a claim to the Administrative Court with the request to take
a decision on deportation. The coordinator of the civil initiative
"In Defence of Liberated Territories", azatamartik Zhirayr Sefilian
was sentenced to imprisonment for keeping illegal arms. His prison
term expires on June 7.