Azerbaijan trying Russian citizen "who fought for Karabakh"June 23, 2021 - 17:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Baku Grave Crimes Court on Wednesday, June 23 began a trial against Russian citizen Eduard Dubakov who, according to the Azerbaijani side, fought in Nagorno-Karabakh on the side of Armenia. Dubakov was charged with terrorism, financing of terrorism, participation in criminal activity, as well as illegal crossing of the state borders of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is also prosecuting more than a dozen Armenian prisoners of war in a gross violation of the international humanitarian law and the November 9 trilateral statement. A court in Baku earlier handed a 20-year jail term to Viken Euljekjian, another Armenian captive, and a citizen of Lebanon, illegally detained in Azerbaijan. He was charged with "mercenary activity", "terrorism", "illegal border crossing." Euljekjian, however, did not plead guilty on Monday, June 14, revealing that he had testified under pressure. Azerbaijan is refusing to return all Armenian prisoners of war, in violation of the statement on the cessation of hostilities signed by the parties in November 2020. The Armenian side has information about some 200 Armenians still in Azerbaijan’s captivity, but Azeri President Ilham Aliyev claims that persons being kept in Baku are not PoWs, but “terrorists and saboteurs”. At least 19 of the hundreds of Armenian captives have been tortured and killed, according to their lawyers. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. |