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ZHIRAYR SEFILYAN WAS IN HANDCUFFS
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[08:44 pm] 06 July, 2007
On July 6, First Instance Court of Kentron and Nork-Marash Communities
proceeded the legal proceedings against Zhirayr Sefilyan, Vardan
Malkhasyan and Vahan Aronyan, members of "Armenian Volunteer Union."
The dependants appeared in handcuffs. Judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan
informed the presentees that the court had refused the rejection
submitted by the defendants' advocates.
"The judge ignored our rejection which implies that that the judge
has biased approach to the case. He intends to keep the defendants
in custody without satisfactory grounds," Mushekh Shushanyan, Vardan
Malkhasyan's advocate, told A1+.
Zhirayr Sefilyan's advocate Vahe Grigoryan asked Mnatsakan Martirosyan
to account for Sefilyan's arrest but the judge declined to answer.
Zhirayr Sefilyan's arrest is undoubtedly determined by his foreign
citizenship. This is incoherent to a CoE member state like Armenia,
Vahe Grigoryan said.
The court sitting will continue on July 10. It is noteworthy that
Sefilyan will become 40 years old on that day.
A1+
[08:44 pm] 06 July, 2007
On July 6, First Instance Court of Kentron and Nork-Marash Communities
proceeded the legal proceedings against Zhirayr Sefilyan, Vardan
Malkhasyan and Vahan Aronyan, members of "Armenian Volunteer Union."
The dependants appeared in handcuffs. Judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan
informed the presentees that the court had refused the rejection
submitted by the defendants' advocates.
"The judge ignored our rejection which implies that that the judge
has biased approach to the case. He intends to keep the defendants
in custody without satisfactory grounds," Mushekh Shushanyan, Vardan
Malkhasyan's advocate, told A1+.
Zhirayr Sefilyan's advocate Vahe Grigoryan asked Mnatsakan Martirosyan
to account for Sefilyan's arrest but the judge declined to answer.
Zhirayr Sefilyan's arrest is undoubtedly determined by his foreign
citizenship. This is incoherent to a CoE member state like Armenia,
Vahe Grigoryan said.
The court sitting will continue on July 10. It is noteworthy that
Sefilyan will become 40 years old on that day.