Armenian saboteur’s trial continues in Azerbaijan’s Ganja

The court of grave crimes of the Azerbaijani city of Ganja held Apr. 20 the next session on the criminal case of an Armenian saboteur, Arsen Bagdasaryan, the regional Kepez TV channel reported.

During the court session, held under Elbey Allahverdiyev’s chairmanship, the victims and witnesses said that at the moment of capturing, Bagdasaryan was wearing not a military uniform, but civilian clothes.

The witnesses said other two saboteurs managed to escape.

They also noted that, after being captured, Bagdasaryan said his name is Vazgen Grigoryan. But he revealed his real name and surname only during the interrogation.

The next court session on the Armenian saboteur’s case is scheduled for Apr. 27.

Bagdasaryan, a professional military man, was captured by Azerbaijani servicemen, as he crossed the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops in the direction of Aghdam district on Dec. 26, 2014. He was then handed over to the law enforcement bodies.

A criminal case was launched and the Baku military court chose arrest as a preventive measure in respect to the detainee.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.

/By Trend/