BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 19. The court
proceedings in the criminal case against citizens of the Republic
of Armenia continued at the Baku Military Court on December 19,
Trend
reports.
The defendant, David Manukyan, delivered his final remarks,
presenting counterarguments to the claims made by the
prosecution.
He stated that he did not agree with the points raised by the
prosecutors and clarified that he neither participated in nor
observed any meetings of the so-called “security council” of the
separatist regime, as his official duties did not allow it.
Manukyan also expressed gratitude to his legal defense team.
Similarly, the defendant Arayik Harutyunyan said in his closing
statement that he disagreed with the prosecution’s arguments.
He noted that he and his two brothers attended school in
Karabakh without facing any issues related to studying in Armenian
and emphasized that there were no problems between him and
Azerbaijani citizens. “We attended each other’s events,” he
added.
The court proceedings in the criminal case against Armenian
citizens charged under articles of the Criminal Code of the
Republic of Azerbaijan related to crimes against peace and
humanity, war crimes, as well as terrorism, financing of terrorism,
and other grave crimes, continue.
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