BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 5. The accused
Armenian citizen Bako Sahakyan has been sentenced to 20 years'
imprisonment in accordance with the verdicts read out to the
defendants in the trial of other Armenian citizens at the Baku
Military Court, Trend reports.
Despite that Sahakyan was charged with committing crimes
punishable by life imprisonment and these charges were proven
during the court investigation, the accused cannot be sentenced to
life imprisonment in accordance with the requirements of the
Criminal Code of Azerbaijan, since he has reached the age of 65 by
the time of issuing the final court decision, i.e., the
verdict.
The prosecutors defending the state prosecution also proposed
sentencing the accused to 20 years' imprisonment.
The trial in the criminal case against Armenian citizens,
including Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkady Gukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, Davit
Ishkhanyan, David Babayan, Levon Mnatsakanyan, and others accused
of war crimes, crimes against humanity, preparation and waging of
aggressive war, genocide, violation of the laws and customs of war,
terrorism, financing of terrorism, violent seizure of power, and
numerous other crimes related to Armenia's military aggression
against Azerbaijan, has entered its final stage.
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