Zhirayr Sefilian’s Suspended Pre-Term Release To Be Delayed

ZHIRAYR SEFILIAN’S SUSPENDED PRE-TERM RELEASE TO BE DELAYED

Noyan Tapan
Oct 24, 2007

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. A "reprimand" has been announced to
Zhirayr Sefilian, the Coordinator of the In Defence of Liberated
Territories civil initiative for disrespectful attitude to
the management of the Vardashen penitentiary institution and
refusal to carry out the employees’ legal demands. Noyan Tapan was
informed about it by Arsen Babayan, the penitentiary institution’s
Spokesperson. Therefore, he refutes the assertions of the support
committee to Z. Sefilian and Vardan Malkhasian, a member of the
Homeland and Honor party’s Political Board, according to which
Z. Sefilian incurred a penalty deliberately so that he will not be
introduced for a suspended pre-term release.

According to the report presented by an employee of the institution
on the occasion of the incident, Z. Sefilian, who was moved to
the Vardashen penitentiary institution on October 17, showed a
disrespectful attitude to institution’s staff during the reception. In
response to the demand of Justice Colonel Samvel Petrosian, the Deputy
Head of the institution, to show a respectful attitude to the staff,
the convict continued the same conduct, insulted the employees and
did not fulfil their demands."

Explanations were taken from the institution’s employees by the
instruction of the institution’s head, for the purpose of clearing
up the details of the incident. Convict Sefilian refused to give
explanations mentioning in the protocol: "If some examinations will
be carried out towards me, I consider it absurd and preceive it as
continuation of the political persecution."