No show trial in Baku ever change distorical facts - Country for Life  party 

ArmInfo. No trial in Baku will ever change the indisputable historical facts. This was stated by the leader of the "Country for Life" party Mane Tandilyan in connection with the start of a fabricated trial in Baku against the  military-political leadership and other hostages of Artsakh.

"Since the 80s, the crimes committed in Artsakh have one addressee -  Azerbaijan. The fabricated trial is another blow from Azerbaijan to  Armenian dignity," Tandilyan wrote, expressing her support for her  compatriots in Baku prisons.

Today, 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 in court are former Foreign  Minister David Babayan, Parliament Speaker David Ishkhanyan, former  Defense Army Commander General Levon Mnatsakanyan, General David  Manukyan and former State Minister Ruben Vardanyan.

The day before, Vardanyan made a statement in which he demanded that  he and his lawyer be given the opportunity to fully prepare for their  defense; that all violations and falsifications be eliminated; that  his trial and that of all the other defendants be made public. "I  insist on a maximally open trial with the participation of  international journalists and representatives of humanitarian  organizations. I am convinced that only a real court, not a trial,  will help take a step forward on the difficult path of building new  relations between our peoples," he emphasized. 

In conclusion, he demanded that his case be combined with the cases  of the other defendants. "More than 400 volumes of my case out of 422  are episodes of a common case. Separating my case into a separate  proceeding is an artificial and unfounded decision," Vardanyan added.