BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 3. On July 7, the Baku
Court docket of Attraction continued listening to the appeals filed by Armenian
residents, together with Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, Bako
Sahakyan, Davit Ishkhanyan, David Babayan, Levon Mnatsakanyan and
others, who have been convicted by the Baku Navy Court docket of crimes
in opposition to peace and humanity, struggle crimes, together with the planning and
waging of an aggressive struggle, genocide, violations of the legal guidelines and
customs of struggle, terrorism, financing of terrorism, the forcible
seizure of energy, and quite a few different crimes ensuing from
Armenia’s army aggression in opposition to Azerbaijan.
The courtroom session was held beneath the chairmanship of Choose Elmar
Rahimov of the Baku Court docket of Attraction, with Judges Emin Mehdiyev and
Mehriban Garayeva taking part (reserve decide Ali Mammadov). Every
of the individuals topic to the legal enchantment proceedings was
supplied with an interpreter within the language they
understood—Armenian and Russian—in addition to authorized counsel to make sure
their protection.
Representatives of the victims and the prosecutors representing
the state prosecution—Abbas Abbasli, head of a division of the
Normal Prosecutor’s Workplace’s Division for Public Prosecution,
and division prosecutors Anar Alakbarov and Sevinc Gasimova—additionally
attended the listening to.
On the outset of the listening to, the presiding decide said that
the interpretation of the movement submitted by way of defendant Davit
Ishkhanyan’s protection lawyer on the earlier listening to had been
offered to the courtroom.
The courtroom proceedings then continued.
Addressing the courtroom, David Babayan, as on the earlier listening to,
said that he didn’t contemplate himself responsible of the fees
introduced in opposition to him.
The courtroom was knowledgeable that defendant Davit Ishkhanyan’s
petitions had been submitted by way of his protection lawyer. He additionally
requested a gathering along with his lawyer. The presiding decide said
that preparations could be made for him to carry a confidential
assembly along with his protection lawyer.
Prosecutor Anar Alakbarov, representing the state prosecution,
said that the prosecution had already expressed its place on
the problem raised by the protection. It was famous that the substance of
the submitted enchantment was primarily equivalent to Davit
Ishkhanyan’s assertion and the enchantment filed by his protection lawyer.
Subsequently, the claims alleging any violation of rights have been
unfounded.
The prosecutor requested that the courtroom settle for the 2
paragraphs as an attachment to the enchantment and study them collectively
with the enchantment.
Representatives of the victims said that they agreed with the
prosecutor’s place.
The courtroom then introduced its ruling on the movement. Beneath the
courtroom’s determination, the movement was dismissed as a result of the problems
raised therein weren’t associated to the subject material or substance
of the case into account on the present stage of the
proceedings.
The listening to was then adjourned to permit defendant Davit
Ishkhanyan to carry a confidential assembly along with his protection
lawyer.
After the recess, protection attorneys for defendant Arkadi Ghukasyan
offered their arguments, requesting that the courtroom overturn the
verdict in opposition to him and render a verdict of acquittal.
The subsequent courtroom listening to is scheduled for July 10.
Beneath the Baku Navy Court docket’s verdict of February 5, 2026,
Arayik Harutyunyan, Levon Mnatsakanyan, David Manukyan, Davit
Ishkhanyan, and David Babayan have been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Arkadi Ghukasyan and Bako Sahakyan have been sentenced to twenty years’
imprisonment; Madat Babayan and Melikset Pashayan to 19 years;
Garik Martirosyan to 18 years; Davit Allahverdiyan and Levon
Balayan to 16 years; and Vasili Beglaryan, Gurgen Stepanyan, and
Erik Ghazaryan to fifteen years’ imprisonment.
