ArmInfo. Hero of the Karabakh war, Head of the "Pre- Parliament" Zhirayr Sefilyan, a member of the "Constituent Parliament" Gevorg Safaryan and the rest of the accused in the case of illegal possession of weapons were set free by the Court of Appeal of the Shengavit District.
Earlier Sefilyan told journalists that he himself and other members of "Sasna Tsrer" will be freed soon.
To note, Zhirayr Sefilyan, the hero of the Artsakh war, known for his opposition activities, was sentenced to 10.5 years of imprisonment on March 20, his companion- in-arms Gevorg Safaryan to 5 years, the remaining accused were sentenced to 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. International experts also revealed numerous violations of the law in the course of the trial in the case of Sefilyan., non-governmental organizations of the Diaspora and Armenia, as well as the Heritage party, also made statements in support of Sefilyan.