“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ZHIRO”
Support A1+!Colonel Zhirayr Sefilyan, who was the commander of a battalion in Shushi, marks his 40-year anniversary in prison. Sefilyan’s relatives and friends came to the First Instance Court of Kentron and Nork-Marash Communities today to wish him a happy birthday. Academician Rafael Ghazaryan was not allowed to go closer to Zhirayr and to give him a bunch of flowers.
“A Happy Birthday, Zhiro”, “Freedom to the national hero” slogans annoyed the judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan and he left the courtroom announcing that the trial would begin when the present people left the court.
When the judge left, police took Zhirayr Sefilyan, Vardan Malkhasyan and Vahan Aronyan out of the courtroom. The present people refused to leave and organized a protest action. “You have arrested a national hero. What do we say that annoys you? Tomorrow you will sit on his seat, since you are accessories of the today’s plot”, reproached Rafael Ghazaryan’s wife to the police.
Ervand Manaryan, a famous actor, was also present in the court. “Our nation is committed to having immoral leaders. We should not tolerate that some people in front of the eyes of a pregnant wife, beat her husband severely. I am confident that in five years, when Zhirayr is 45, the present immoral authorities will be sitting on the chair of defendant”, he said.
“They want to break down the nation by this scandalous trial. They show that people like Zhirayr, Vardan and Alexander Arzumanyan do not have the right to survive. Only those who have broken down, are on their knees and fawn and have sold their votes for pennies have the right to live. This is the essence of this trial”, said Rafael Ghazaryan.
Mr Ghazaryan said that he had heard Zhirayr Sefilyan’s speech. “I have said worse things. Why don’t you arrest me? I will go to the prison myself and our society will be ashamed”, declared Mr Ghazaryan.
Later the judge appeared and announced that the court proceeding was delayed till tomorrow 12 a.m..
