RAFFI IS UNAWARE OF JIRAYR SEFILYAN’S ACTION
Lragir.am
04 April 06
Several days ago the Organization for the Defense of Liberated
Territories made a statement about launching a movement for deposing
Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan and called other political forces
to join. Later Jirayr Sefilyan was invited to the National Security
Service, another reason was given for the invitation. Particularly,
he was warned that if he did not stop provocative statements in
connection with Samtskhe-Javakheti, he would be deported from Armenia
(Jirayr Sefilyan is not a citizen of the Republic of Armenia). Sefilyan
does not deny that the main reason of the threat is the action of
deposing Serge Sargsyan. However, the opposition is not willing to
react. The Zharangutiun Party, aspiring to lead the opposition, is
not an exception. The reporter of the Lragir.am enquired about the
standpoint of the leader of the Zharangutiun Party.
“Our political party did not consider this question, so I cannot
say anything in the name of our party. I can only say that devotees
like Jirayr Sefilyan must be granted citizenship and not threatened
with deportation. I think that the commander of Shushi and other
devotees are involved in national policies in one way or another, both
with regard to Artsakh and pursuing the rights of the Armenians of
Samtskhe-Javakheti. In my opinion, such figures should be appreciated
and not repelled. I am not aware of the initiative, and the party
does not have a standpoint.”