"Martyrs To Independence"

"MARTYRS TO INDEPENDENCE"

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06:24 pm | March 01, 2010 |

Jirayr Sefilyan, member of Sardarapat Initiative, considers the
victims of March 1, 2008, martyrs to independence.

"The first day of spring, 2008, started with a slaughter against
Armenian people. Such authorities cannot rule for a long time. No
policeman must raise a truncheon on an individual," Jirayr Sefilyan
said during today’s discussion at the Tekeyan Centre.

The discussion started with a minute of silence honouring the memory
of the victims.

"The authorities started the day by collecting weapons which is
characteristic of Osmanyan period when people were killed after
being disarmed," said Edik Harutyunyan, the father of victim Samvel
Harutyunyan.