BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 11. The date for the
next court hearing against those accused of numerous crimes against
the people of Azerbaijan has been announced, Trend reports.
The next court hearing is scheduled for April 14. The hearing
will be continued with free statements of the accused.
A total of 15 Armenian nationals are being charged with numerous
crimes involving direct leadership and participation of the
Armenian state, its state bodies, military forces and illegal armed
formations, verbal and written instructions, orders and
assignments, provision of material and technical support, central
governance, as well as the exercise of rigorous control, with the
aim of committing military aggression and acts of terror against
the Republic of Azerbaijan in the territory of Azerbaijan in
violation of domestic and international law, 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, including
criminal acts committed during the course of the war of aggression
waged by the aforementioned criminal group.
The said persons, 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 under Articles 100
(planning, preparing, initiating and waging a war of aggression),
102 (attacking persons or organizations enjoying international
protection), 103 (genocide), 105 (extermination of the population),
106 (enslaving), 107 (deportation or forced displacement of the
population), 109 (persecution), 110 (enforced disappearance of
people), 112 (deprivation of liberty contrary to international
law), 113 (torture), 114 (mercenary service), 115 (violation of the
laws and customs of warfare), 116 (violation of international
humanitarian law during armed conflict), 118 (military robbery),
120 (intentional murder), 192 (illegal entrepreneurship), 214
(terrorism), 214-1 (financing terrorism), 218 (creation of a
criminal association (organization)), 228 (illegal acquisition,
transfer, sale, storage, transportation and possession of weapons,
their components, ammunition, explosives and devices), 270-1 (acts
threatening aviation security), 277 (assassination of a state
official or public figure), 278 (forcible seizure and retention of
power, forcible change of the constitutional structure of the
state), 279 (creation of armed formations and groups not provided
for by law) and other articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic
of Azerbaijan.
