BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 16. The court
proceedings in the criminal case against Armenian citizen Ruben
Vardanyan, 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, will continue on February 17, the Baku
Military Court told Trend.
The trial concluded on February 10, after which the court panel
retired to deliberate.
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 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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