ArmInfo. For three months now, Ruben Vardanyan and former high-ranking military and political figures of Artsakh have been illegally held in Baku prisons. Mesrop Arakelyan, co-founder of the Country for Life party, wrote about this on his Facebook page.
"The activities of Ruben Vardanyan in Artsakh were exclusively a manifestation of devotion to the Motherland, repeatedly implemented in Armenia, Artsakh and the Armenian world. The arrest of Ruben Vardanyan is a message to the entire Armenian world, to the Armenian people, directed against the dignity of the Armenians.
This is also a slap in the face to the entire civilized world, which must make efforts to free all our compatriots held in prisons in Baku," Arakelyan noted.
The exact number of Armenian prisoners of war and hostages held in Azerbaijani prisons is still not known. Among those held in Azerbaijani captivity are 8 former and current representatives of the military-political leadership of Artsakh. These are former Presidents of Artsakh Arkady Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, Arayik Harutyunyan, former Minister of Foreign Affairs David Babayan, as well as Speaker of Parliament David Ishkhanyan, ex-commander of the Artsakh Defense Army, General Levon Mnatsakanyan, General David Manukyan and ex-Minister of State Ruben Vardanyan.
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