ArmInfo. Representatives of the parliamentary factions of Armenia give very sensitive comments in connection with the verdict of the court of general jurisdiction regarding the hero of the Artsakh war Zhirayr Safilyan and his associates accused of illegal storage and use of weapons and ammunition.
So the deputy from Tsarukyan bloc Vardan Bostanjyan stated in a conversation with ArmInfo correspondent that he is sure that Zhirayr Sefilyan is a devoted citizen of his homeland and many times he showed his devotion to Armenia. "Everyone knows the contribution of Sefilyan in the liberation war for Artsakh, but I refrain from commenting on the verdict of the court against Sefilyan and his supporters, I am not a lawyer, at the same time, I admit that the verdict could be extremely tough for the patriot of the country, - concluded Bostanjyan. In turn, the deputy from the Elk faction, Lena Nazaryan, also did not want to give assessments to the verdict.
"Unfortunately, I can not evaluate this sentence, since I am not a lawyer, but it is possible that in the near future the" Elk "faction will make a statement on this matter," Nazaryan concluded. Almost a similar response was given by another representative of the bloc Artak Zeynalyan, who himself was an active participant in the Karabakh war. But the head of the bloc faction Nikol Pashinyan said yesterday that the verdict against Sefilyan is "a false verdict of falsehood of the false state created by Serzh Sargsyan."
Representatives of the ARF faction "Dashnaktsutyun", whose member was Zhirayr Sefilyan, refused to answer this question, passing the baton to each other. It should be noted that Zhirayr Sefilyan, the hero of the Artsakh war, known for his opposition, was sentenced to 10.5 years of imprisonment on March 20, his companion-in-arms Gevorg Safaryan to 5, the remaining accused for 4 years of imprisonment. Sefilyan, was accused of illegal acquisition, storage and use of weapons and ammunition. Sefilyan himself regarded the trial of him as a political reprisal.
Numerous violations of the law in the course of the trial in the case of Sefilyan were also revealed by international experts. In support of Sefilyan, public organizations of the Diaspora and Armenia, as well as the Heritage party, also spoke.