ArmInfo. Zhirayr Sefilyan's statements on the air of Azatutyun Radio (RFE/RL's Armenian Service -ed.note) do not correspond to reality, the press service of the Police informs.
According to the source, Zhirayr Sefilyan said that Police Chief Valery Osipyan prohibits members of the Sasna Tsrer party from meeting with relatives of police officers who died during the capture of the police regiment building by the group members.
The statement in particular reads: "Zhirayr Sefilyan, who speaks in an extremely truthful manner, lies. The Police Chief has no reason to impede the relatives of the deceased police officers in any matter. Sefilyan also made a statement regarding the circumstances of the death of Yuri Tepanosyan, which is based solely on his assumptions and is not supported by any fact. We urge Zhirayr Sefilyan to abandon the practice of spreading false accusations. "
To note, on July 17, 2016, the Sasna Tsrer group seized a regiment of the Patrol and Guard Service of the Armenian Police in the Erebuni administrative district in Yerevan, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilyan, coordinator of the civil initiative "Constitutive Parliament", who was under arrest on charges of illegal acquisition and possession of weapons. The group laid down their arms and surrendered to the authorities on July 31. All this time, protests were held in the capital in support of the group members. During these events, 3 law enforcement officers were killed, another 6 were injured. After Nikol Pashinyan came to power, all members of the rebel group were released.