BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 5. The accused
Armenian citizen Madat Babayan, who admitted participation in the
Khojaly genocide, has been sentenced to 19 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 Babayan 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, is entering its final stage.
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