Azerbaijani puppet court rejects Ruben Vardanyan`s complaint for illegal arrest
ArmInfo.The Azerbaijani puppet court rejected the complaint of former state minister of Artsakh,
philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan for illegal arrest. The decision was read out at the trial in the Baku Court of Appeal. Ruben Vardanyan's complaint was not satisfied.
Notably, a week earlier it was announced that Vardanyan's illegal
arrest had been extended for another five months.
The exact number of Armenian prisoners of war and hostages held in
Azerbaijani prisons is still not known. According to experts, there
are several hundred of them. Among those held in Azerbaijani
captivity are 8 former and current representatives of the
military-political leadership of Artsakh. These are former Presidents
of Artsakh Arkady Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, Arayik Harutyunyan,
former Minister of Foreign Affairs David Babayan, as well as Speaker
of Parliament David Ishkhanyan, ex-commander of the Artsakh Defense
Army, General Levon Mnatsakanyan, General David Manukyan and
ex-Minister of State Ruben Vardanyan. They were captured after
Azerbaijani aggression against Artsakh and its occupation on
September 19-20, 2023.