BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 26. The court
proceedings in the criminal case against Armenian citizen Ruben
Vardanyan, accused under the Criminal Code of the Republic of
Azerbaijan of crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes, as
well as terrorism, financing of terrorism, and other grave
offenses, appointed for December 26, has been postponed, Trend reports.


The reason for this is that the defendant's defense attorney,
Emil Babishov, appealed to the court and requested a postponement
of the trial due to his health problems.


The court considered the lawyer's appeal.


The next court hearing has been scheduled for December 30.


Ruben Vardanyan faces multiple charges under the Criminal Code
of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including Articles 100.1, 100.2
(planning, preparing, initiating, and waging a war of aggression),
107 (deportation and forced displacement of the population), 109
(persecution), 110 (forcible disappearance of persons), 112
(deprivation of liberty contrary to international law), 113
(torture), 114.1 (mercenary activity), 115.2 (violation of the laws
and customs of warfare), 116.0.1, 116.0.2, 116.0.10, 116.0.11,
116.0.16, 116.0.18 (violations of international humanitarian law
norms during an armed conflict), 120.2.1, 120.2.3, 120.2.4,
120.2.7, 120.2.11, 120.2.12 (intentional murder), 29.120.2.1,
29.120.2.3, 29.120.2.4, 29.120.2.7, 29.120.2.11, 29.120.2.12
(attempted intentional murder), 192.3.1 (illegal entrepreneurship),
214.2.1, 214.2.3, 214.2.4 (terrorism), 214-1 (financing of
terrorism), 218.1, 218.2 (creation of a criminal group), 228.3
(illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation, and
possession of firearms, ammunition, explosives, and devices),
270-1.2, 270-1.4 (acts threatening aviation safety), 278.1
(forcible seizure or retention of power, forcible change of the
constitutional structure of the state), 279.1, 279.2, 279.3
(creation of armed formations not provided for by law), and 318.2
(illegal crossing of the state border).


To note, the preliminary investigation of the criminal case
against Ruben Vardanyan, accused under articles concerning crimes
against peace and humanity, war crimes, terrorism, financing of
terrorism, and other offenses, was conducted by the State Security
Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.


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