{"id":17899,"date":"2016-06-20T14:24:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T14:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/?p=17899"},"modified":"2016-06-20T14:24:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T14:24:13","slug":"yerevan-police-arrest-jirayr-sefilyan-on-illegal-arms-trafficking-and-possession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/?p=17899","title":{"rendered":"Yerevan Police Arrest Jirayr Sefilyan on Illegal Arms Trafficking and Possession"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sefilyan and others were planning armed seizure of buildings, police allege<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Armenian law enforcement today arrested Jirayr Sefilyan, a well-known opposition activist and Artsakh War veteran, on suspicion of illegal arms trafficking and possession.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement in Armenia state that the charges against Sefilyan, and seven other as yet unidentified individuals, stem from a traffic accident that occurred on May 20 of this year near the Tzitznernakaberd Highway.<\/p>\n

Police state that during an investigation of the accident they uncovered two AK-74 assault rifles and ammunition in one of the cars involved and that Sefilyan was later implicated in organizing the transfer of the weapons.<\/p>\n

The driver of the car and a passenger were taken into custody at the scene of the accident.<\/p>\n

Cops allege that Sefilyan and others were planning to use the weapons to \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056a\u0093seize\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0539\u009d, by force of arms, buildings in Yerevan, including communications centers. The Yerevan TV tower was one of the targets according to the police statement.<\/p>\n

These actions, according to the police, were to take place after fighting broke out along the Karabakh Line of Contact in early April.<\/p>\n

Six others have been arrested along with Sefilyan and a manhunt has been launched for a seventh allegedly involved in the arms plot.<\/p>\n

Police state that some of those arrested have confessed to the arms charges.<\/p>\n

hetq.am<\/p>\n