CHALLANGE MADE AGAINST JUDGE PRESIDING OVER CASE FILED
AGAIST ZHIRAIR SEFILIAN
03-07-2007 17:55:00 | Armenia | Social
YEREVAN, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The July 2 court hearing of
the case filed against Zhirair Sefilian, the coordinator of the
non-governmental civil initiative "In defence of the liberated
territories", was interrupted as the defensive side declared
that he had submitted a statement to Jora Vardanian, the
Chairman of the Court of First Instance of the Kentron and
Nork-Marash communities in Yerevan, concerning the challange
made against Mnatsakan Martirosian, the judge presiding over
this case, in a definitive way.
The representatives of the initiative organized an action
of protest in front of the building of the court before the
beginning of the court hearing. According to them, the case that
is being heard in court is not a criminal one at all, and
Zhirair Sefilian, Vardan Malkhasian, and Vahan Aroyan are
political prisoners. Irrespective of the fact that a great
number of arms was discovered in the house of the latter, the
participants of the action of protest believe that they would
not detain Vahan Aroyan if he were not acquainted with Zhirair
Sefilian.
The following hearing is set for July 6.