Azerbajani government needs show trials of Artsakh military-political  leadership to cleanse itself of ethnic cleansing in Artsakh 

ArmInfo. The "trials" of the military-political leadership of Artsakh are needed by the government of Azerbaijan to legitimize its false political theses, cleanse  itself of ethnic cleansing in Artsakh and create a basis for  aggression against Armenia, stated the former Ombudsman of Armenia,  head of the Tatoyan Center for Law and Justice Foundation Arman  Tatoyan. 

The human rights activist is confident that the Azerbaijani  authorities will use the "trials" of former State Minister of Artsakh  Ruben Vardanyan, former President Bako Sahakyan and other compatriots  for self- affirmation at the expense of the dignity of the Armenian  people, "belittling our national identity, deepening tensions and  divisions between us."

"Therefore, we must not allow this Azerbaijani propaganda to spread  in our society. We must remember that our compatriots are held  hostage in Azerbaijani prisons, and all their testimonies are  extracted through inhuman torture and "supported" by artificial  stories. These "trials" are our national tragedy," he added.

As ArmInfo reported earlier, on January 17, under the chairmanship of  Judge Zeynal Agayev, the Baku Military Court will consider the  "indictment" against the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh. Among  the accused are three former presidents of Nagorno-Karabakh: Arkady  Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan and Arayik Harutyunyan. Also appearing  before the court will be former Foreign Minister David Babayan,  Parliament Speaker David Ishkhanyan, former Commander of the Defense  Army General Levon Mnatsakanyan, General David Manukyan and former  State Minister Ruben Vardanyan.