BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 7. Court docket hearings on
the felony case in opposition to residents of the Republic of Armenia
Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, Davit
Ishkhanyan, Davit Babayan, Lyova Mnatsakanyan and others, who’re
accused of committing crimes in opposition to peace and humanity, battle
crimes, together with the preparation and conduct of a battle of
aggression, acts of genocide, violation of the legal guidelines and customs of
warfare, in addition to terrorism, financing of terrorism, forcible
seizure of energy, forcible retention of energy and quite a few different
crimes because of Armenia’s navy aggression, was continued
on April 7, Pattern
reviews.
The hearings held on the Baku Army Court docket have been presided over
by Choose Zeynal Aghayev and a panel consisting of Jamal Ramazanov
and Anar Rzayev (reserve choose Gunel Samadova). Every of the accused
was supplied with an interpreter into the language of their alternative,
in addition to protection attorneys.
Current on the evaluate hearings have been the accused and their
protection attorneys, a few of the victims, their authorized successors and
representatives, in addition to prosecutors in control of public
prosecution.
Through the hearings, the accused David Babayan was questioned by
prosecutors in control of public prosecution.
Answering questions from the Assistant to the Prosecutor Common
for Particular Assignments, Tugay Rahimli, the accused confirmed that
he had held numerous “senior positions” within the so-called republic
established within the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan as soon as occupied
by Armenia, together with the place of “advisor to the president”
and “minister of international affairs.”
David Babayan acknowledged that whereas he was serving as “minister of
international affairs” of the self-styled republic established within the
sovereign territories of Azerbaijan as soon as occupied by Armenia, he
had traveled overseas as a citizen of the Republic of Armenia.
Noting that he had traveled overseas with an Armenian passport, he
stated, “Sure people (which means “officers” of the
self-proclaimed regime – ed.) additionally had diplomatic passports. Simply
like our easy “passports,” our “diplomatic passports” have been additionally
Armenian.”
In accordance with him, details about these journeys was communicated
to the Armenian Ministry of Overseas Affairs.
As well as, David Babayan answered questions on whether or not the
so-called republic had “representatives” overseas, saying, “We had
‘representatives’ in nations with a big Armenian
group.”
In response to questions from the Senior Assistant to the
Prosecutor Common, Vusal Aliyev, David Babayan acknowledged that
he was against the combination of Armenian residents who had
settled in Azerbaijan’s sovereign territories that have been as soon as
occupied by Armenia into Azerbaijan. He stated that “integration was
unimaginable.”
Then, the Head of the Division for Public Prosecution of the
Prosecutor Common’s Workplace, Nasir Bayramov, recalled one in every of David
Babayan’s interviews with the media. Within the interview, the accused
acknowledged that he was against the combination of Armenian residents
dwelling within the occupied territories into Azerbaijan on the time,
including that it was unimaginable for the Azerbaijanis and Armenians to
stay collectively. In response to questions from the prosecutor
defending the general public prosecution concerning the views expressed in
the interview, David Babayan stated that he didn’t see any prospects
for a coexistence between the Azerbaijanis and Armenians and that
such integration was unimaginable. He acknowledged that different accused
individuals, together with Arayik Harutyunyan, Ruben Vardanyan, in addition to
different “officers” of the so-called republic, have been additionally against
the combination.
“No ‘official’ was in favor of such integration,” he
emphasised.
In response to questions on his relationship with Ruben
Vardanyan, David Babayan famous that he had recognized the latter since
2007-2008, that the 2 had established enterprise relations at a
later interval, and that Ruben Vardanyan had been one of many
vital figures of the Armenian diaspora.
The accused acknowledged that the web sites of the so-called “entities”
within the self-styled republic within the previously occupied territories of
Azerbaijan have been registered with the “.am” area of the Republic of
Armenia.
He stated that Armenian residents dwelling within the previously occupied
territories of Azerbaijan have been engaged in sustaining the safety
of these web sites, i.e. they’d the precise to intrude with the
web sites belonging to the Republic of Armenia.
After that, David Babayan answered questions from the protection
and legal professionals of the victims.
Public prosecutor Tarana Mammadova then requested questions of the
accused Madat Babayan. In response to questions, he acknowledged that he
had served in Aghdara within the Nineteen Nineties and had been stationed a
checkpoint there. He stated, “The chief of our group was Tarmazen
Henrik. We obeyed him.”
He additionally stated that he had a weapon on him when he was detained by
Azerbaijani servicemen.
Then the accused Garik Martirosyan was questioned by public
prosecutor Vusal Abdullayev. In response to questions, the accused
emphasised that he had joined the Armenian military in 1993 and had
taken half in battles within the beforehand occupied territories of
Azerbaijan – within the villages of Aghbulag in Askaran district and
Sarijali in Aghdam district. “The armed group I joined was known as
the ‘Askaran Regiment’ and its commander was Vitaly
Balasanyan.”
As well as, the accused stated that he had participated in
battles inside the Armenian military in 1993, primarily within the Aghdam and
Aghdara instructions, as a shooter and had been awarded the medal
“For Braveness” by the “president” of the so-called republic.
In response to questions from public prosecutor Fuad Musayev, he
acknowledged that he had been concerned in battles in Askaran through the
44-day battle and had been stationed at checkpoints arrange across the
village.
The accused additionally admitted that he had opened hearth from his
Kalashnikov assault rifle within the path of positions of the
Azerbaijani navy.
The subsequent court docket listening to is scheduled for April 10. The
proceedings shall be continued with inquiries to be requested of the
accused.
We recall {that a} whole of 15 Armenian nationals are being
charged with quite a few crimes involving direct management and
participation of the Armenian state, its state our bodies, navy
forces and unlawful armed formations, verbal and written
directions, orders and assignments, provision of fabric and
technical assist, central governance, in addition to the train of
rigorous management, with the goal of committing navy aggression
and acts of terror in opposition to the Republic of Azerbaijan within the
territory of Azerbaijan in violation of home and worldwide
legislation, and involving Robert Sedraki Kocharyan, Serzh Azati Sargsyan,
Vazgen Mikaeli Manukyan, Vazgen Zaveni Sargsyan, Samvel Andraniki
Babayan, Vitali Mikaeli Balasanyan, Zori Hayki Balayan, Seyran
Mushegi Ohanyan, Arshavir Surenovich Garamyan, Monte Charles
Melkonyan and others, together with felony acts dedicated through the
course of the battle of aggression waged by the aforementioned
felony group.
The stated individuals, i.e. Arayik Vladimiri Harutyunyan, Arkadi
Arshaviri Ghukasyan, Bako Sahaki Sahakyan, Davit Rubeni Ishkhanyan,
David Azatini Manukyan, Davit Klimi Babayan, Levon Henrikovich
Mnatsakanyan, Vasili Ivani Beglaryan, Erik Roberti Ghazaryan, Davit
Nelsoni Allahverdiyan, Gurgen Homeri Stepanyan, Levon Romiki
Balayan, Madat Arakelovich Babayan, Garik Grigori Martirosyan,
Melikset Vladimiri Pashayan, are being charged beneath Articles 100
(planning, getting ready, initiating and waging a battle of aggression),
102 (attacking individuals or organizations having fun with worldwide
safety), 103 (genocide), 105 (extermination of the inhabitants),
106 (enslaving), 107 (deportation or pressured displacement of the
inhabitants), 109 (persecution), 110 (enforced disappearance of
folks), 112 (deprivation of liberty opposite to worldwide
legislation), 113 (torture), 114 (mercenary service), 115 (violation of the
legal guidelines and customs of warfare), 116 (violation of worldwide
humanitarian legislation throughout armed battle), 118 (navy theft),
120 (intentional homicide), 192 (unlawful entrepreneurship), 214
(terrorism), 214-1 (financing terrorism), 218 (creation of a
felony affiliation (group)), 228 (unlawful acquisition,
switch, sale, storage, transportation and possession of weapons,
their elements, ammunition, explosives and units), 270-1 (acts
threatening aviation safety), 277 (assassination of a state
official or public determine), 278 (forcible seizure and retention of
energy, forcible change of the constitutional construction of the
state), 279 (creation of armed formations and teams not supplied
for by legislation) and different articles of the Felony Code of the Republic
of Azerbaijan.