“THEY TREAT HEROES LIKE ANIMALS”
Support A1+!“These people have nowhere to go. They treat national heroes like animals. What is the aim of chaining them up?”
The trial of Shushi Battalion Commander Jirayr Sefilyan, freedom fighters Vardan Malkhasyan and Vahan Aronyan began with those shouts at the Appellate Court on Criminal and Marshal Issues.
Sefilyan refused to answer any question. Sefilyan’s each phrase was welcomed by warm applause and Judge Mher Arghamanyan got indignant.
“If you seek entertainment go to cinemas, theatres or concerts,” he said. Sefilyan’s advocate Ara Zakaryan submitted a few petitions. He asked the judge to ignore the unwarranted data presented by the investigation body.
The advocates also pleaded for the change of the preventive punishment.
To remind, First Instance Court sentenced Jirayr Sefilyan and Vahan Aroyan to 1.5-year imprisonment for illegal weapon bearing. Vardan Malkhasyan was sentenced to two-year imprisonment for his calls of power takeover. Today Malkhasyan's advocate Mushegh Shushanyan stated that Malkhasyan's merely expressed his opinion which is stipulated by the RA Constitution, international conventions and other laws.
