10 04 2009- Armenian French organizations require the immediate liberation of Chakhalyan

On Tuesday April 7, leader of United Javakh, Vahag Chakhalyan, was condemned for 10 years of prison by Georgian justice, on presumption of detention of weapon and participation to a prohibited demonstration.
To protest against this legal decision of political character, the CCAF, representing all Armenian components of France, invites to a demonstration in front of the Georgia’s embassy on April 14.
« The claims of United Javakhk movement are limited to the respect of its democratic rights and do not comprise any independence dimension. They do not aim to in no case to weaken Georgia, but on the contrary to allow him to solidify its cohesion through the reinforcement of its democracy and the legal taking into account of its Armenian cultural component », explains the official statement of the Council of Armenian Coordination of the French organizations.
Under these conditions of inequity, the CCAF asks for an immediate liberation of Vahag Chakhalyan, the respect of the rights of the Armenian minority through the dialogue and consultation.
Protest meetings should multiply in several countries.
Independent correspondent

Jean Eckian / Paris