YEREVAN. – Armenia’s opposition Founding Parliament initiative leader Jirair Sefilian has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison, the Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter informed from the court in capital city Yerevan.
The prosecution, however, had motioned for an 11-year sentence for Sefilian.
Jirair Sefilian was charged with preparing to organize mass unrests and to seize buildings and constructions, with the use of weapons.
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