Expert on preparing Armenian society for Azerbaijan-staged judicial  farce 

ArmInfo. In the near future, a judicial farce will begin over the former military-political  leadership of Artsakh, held in Baku prisons. The Armenian public does  not know in what conditions these people are held, what and how they  are forced to say, reads an article by a member of the Alternative  Projects group, Vahe Hovhannisyan. 

"We do not know what scenarios Baku has prepared to create a picture  of individual and national humiliation. We will witness a historical  disgrace. We do not even know why Baku is holding these people  captive and whether we have any developed strategy: how will we react  to this test, how will we prepare our society for it? Do we  understand what kind of shock our already broken society will  experience? Do we understand what they can present to us to  demoralize our already defeated and destroyed social system? I am not  asking whether the authorities are ready, they are not ready for  anything and have not been responsible to our society and people for  a long time. I am talking about other political and public circles  that have a sense of leadership," the political scientist said. 

He noted that the Armenian public will have to face the most  difficult scenes and phenomena. "Do we have a plan on how to respond  to this and properly prepare our society? Do we understand that they  are not only judging them, but all of us, all past and future, and  that they want to break our future with this? Calls and actions in  support are not what is required. We need the right tactics and  mechanisms to work for a long time. It is necessary to make cold  decisions," the political scientist believes. He believes that any  decision should be based on the unconditional support of the  prisoners. 

"Whatever these people said during the "trial", these are words  spoken under conditions of inhuman oppression and therefore have no  meaning. There must be such support in Armenia and in the Armenian  world so that the international community understands what is  happening and cannot hide in its comfort. There must be such support  in the political and public sphere that will improve the field and  clarify the water. The organizational aspect of all this is very  important. And those who have resources must remember that it is  thanks to these people or the victories of these people that they  have these resources today.

The ideological aspect of all this is very important. Someone has to  moderate. The Archbishop (leader of the protest movement "Sacred  Struggle" Bagrat Galstanyan) can do it, and it will be a very  important work and mission. But someone else can do this, but there  must be an influential circle that will do more than just appeals, it  will develop tactics for solving a difficult problem," Vahe  Hovhannisyan noted. 

The exact number of Armenian prisoners of war and hostages held in  Azerbaijani prisons is still unknown. According to official data,  there are 33 of them, but experts estimate that there are several  hundred. 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 Foreign Minister David  Babayan, as well as Speaker of the Parliament David Ishkhanyan,  former commander of the Artsakh Defense Army, General Levon  Mnatsakanyan, General David Manukyan and former State Minister Ruben  Vardanyan.