ARMENIAN CAPTIVE TO “STAND TRIAL” IN AZERBAIJAN

16:44, 30.03.2015

Azerbaijan has conducted an “investigation” at a stunning speed into
the case involving Armenian captive soldier Arsen Baghdasaryan.

The preliminary trial of Baghdasaryan will be held by the Ganja Court
of Grave Crimes on April 7, reported APA news agency of Azerbaijan.

Within the framework of this hastily concocted case, Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic citizen Arsen Baghdasaryan was “charged” under the Azerbaijani
Criminal Code’s articles 218.2 (participation in criminal community),
29,120.2.1 (attempt to a deliberate murder by group of persons, on
preliminary arrangement by group of persons, by organized group or
criminal community), 29,120.2.7 (attempt to a deliberate murder of two
or more persons), 29,120.2.12 (attempt to a deliberate murder on motive
of national, racial, religious hatred or enmity), 29,282.2 (attempt to
commitment of explosion, arson or other actions directed on destruction
or damage of enterprises, constructions, means of communication, means
of message and communication, objects of life-support of a population
with a view of undermining defensibility and economic safety of the
Azerbaijan Republic), and he was sentenced to pretrial detention.

To note, the case of Arsen Baghdasaryan is a vivid illustration of
Azerbaijan’s violation of international human rights. The Azerbaijani
authorities had not permitted the International Committee of the Red
Cross representatives to see him for 1.5 months since his capture.

Baghdasaryan was taken into Azerbaijan captivity on December 26 of
the year past.