Friday, May 23, 2008

DEPORTATION OF ZHIRAYR SEFILIAN FROM ARMENIA STARTS

Noyan Tapan
http://www.nt.am/news.php?shownews=113765
May 23, 2008


YEREVAN, MAY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian police made a decision to start the process of deporting Lebanese citizen, coordinator of the civil initiative "In defence of Liberated Territories" Zhirayr Sefilian from Armenia. The police filed a suit to the Administrative Court with the request to take a decision on deportation of Z. Sefilian, NT correspondent was informed by Sefilian's lawyer Vahe Grigorian. According to him, the process is illegal because Z. Sefilian has under-age children in his care, and the ban is stipulated in Article 32 of the RA Law on Foreigners.

To recap, Zhirayr Sefilian was found guilty of carrying illegal arms. His imprisonment term ends on June 9.

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