BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 10. Azerbaijan’s
judicial proceedings in the criminal case against Ruben Vardanyan,
who faces charges of war crimes, terrorism, and a range of other
grave offenses, are advancing toward a conclusion following the
submission of the defense’s closing statement on February 10,
Trend reports.





After the closing
statement of the defense, including the accused Vardanyan, the
presiding judge Zeynal Aghayev addressed the parties (prosecution
and defense) and asked whether they would submit a draft version of
the final court decision based on the results of the court hearing.

The parties stated that they would not submit a draft of the
final court decision.


Then the presiding judge announced the end of the court
hearing.


The final court decision will be announced after returning from
the deliberations.


Ruben Vardanyan faces multiple charges under the Criminal Code
of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including Articles 100.1 and 100.2
(planning, preparing, initiating, and waging a war of aggression),
107 (deportation or forcible 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, and 116.0.18 (violations of norms of international
humanitarian law during an armed conflict), 120.2.1, 120.2.3,
120.2.4, 120.2.7, 120.2.11, and 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, and
29.120.2.12 (attempted intentional murder), 192.3.1 (illegal
entrepreneurship), 214.2.1, 214.2.3, and 214.2.4 (terrorism), 214-1
(financing of terrorism), 218.1 and 218.2 (creation of a criminal
group), 228.3 (illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage,
transportation, and possession of firearms, ammunition, explosives,
and explosive devices), 270-1.2 and 270-1.4 (acts threatening
aviation safety), 278.1 (forcible seizure or retention of power, or
forcible change of the constitutional structure of the state),
279.1, 279.2, and 279.3 (creation of armed formations not provided
for by law), and 318.2 (illegal crossing of the state border).


The preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated
against Vardanyan, who is charged with crimes against peace and
humanity, war crimes, terrorism, financing of terrorism, and other
articles of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan, was conducted by the
State Security Service of Azerbaijan.


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