SEFILYAN’S CASE IN EUROPEAN COURT

Lragir.am
29/01/10

Recently, the European Court of Human Rights appealed to the Armenian
authorities for explanations about the case of the ex-commander of
the Shushi battalion, Zhirayr Sefilyan.

The prosecution of Sefilyan began in 2006. He was arrested on December
10, 2006, and in August 2007, the court sentenced him to 1, 5 years
in prison on charges of illegal possession of weapons. Sefilyan’s
lawyers argued that the charges were unfounded, and the arrest of
Sefilyan was illegal.

Lawyers appealed to the European Court for the alleged circumstances of
deprivation of liberty of Sefilyan. The questions of the European Court
regard the legality of holding Sefilyan under arrest for 8 months.