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ZHIRAYR SEFILYAN WAS IN HANDCUFFS

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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.