YEREVAN, DECEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS; Officers of the Armenian National Security Service (NSS) revealed December 28 a huge cache of illegally kept arms and ammunition when searching the home of a resident of Lusarat village in the southern province of Ararat, it has emerged today.
The National Security Service identified the resident as Vahan Aroyan, 47, known commonly under his nickname of ‘Uncle Vanik.”
A statement by the NSS said the search was part of an investigative operation into a case that involves Zhirayr Sefilian, the leader of a non-governmental organization in Defense of Liberated Lands and Vartan Malkhasian of the Fatherland and Honor party. Both men had been arrested earlier this month and charged with plotting “to violently overthrow the constitutional order.”
The statement said the NSS officers revealed various types of weapons-guns, automatic rifles and machines, grenade cup discharges, a Strella mobile rocket system, thousands of bullets, mines, grenades and radio communication devices.
Vahan Aroyan was arrested and a criminal case was started to investigate the case.
On Wednesday an Armenian court of appeals refused to rule the release of Zhirayr Sefilian and Vartan Malkhasian, pending the investigation into their alleged plans.
Armenia’s National Security Service says both men set up a clandestine organization, called the Alliance of Armenian Volunteers, to prepare an armed revolt against the government during parliamentary elections, slated for next spring.
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