Baku: The open court hearing concerning the criminal cases against several Armenian citizens, including Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, Davit Ishkhanyan, David Babayan, and Levon Mnatsakanyan, continued at the Baku Military Court. These individuals are accused of crimes such as war crimes, genocide, and terrorism related to Armenia’s military aggression against Azerbaijan.
According to Trend News Agency, the session, chaired by Judge Zeynal Agayev, included interpreters and defense representatives for each accused. Victims and their representatives, along with state prosecutors, were also present. The session focused on the presentation of documents detailing various acts of violence and shelling incidents.
One document highlighted an attack on January 12, 1991, where a bus carrying residents of Khojavend was shelled. Another described the murder of Farana Nariman Nazarova and the wounding of a 7th-grade student, Mammadov Azer Ispandiyar oghlu, in Khojavend. Further documents detailed incidents involving the shelling of transportation vehicles, resulting in civilian casualties and injuries.
Documents also covered the murder of Muradov Gorkhmaz Murad oghlu, an Aghdam District police employee, and the intentional killings of Yusifov Hagverdi Shafi oghlu and others in Khojavend district. Additionally, the court was presented with evidence of the shelling of a helicopter on April 4, 1991, and attacks on various Azerbaijani settlements in April 1991.
The proceedings included testimonies from accused individuals, with David Babayan requesting the court consider his statements. Gurgen Stepanyan’s lawyer requested to terminate his participation due to medical treatment, which was granted by the court. The court decided that a new defense lawyer would be appointed for Stepanyan, and the proceedings are set to continue on September 15.