ArmInfo. The silence of the Armenian authorities against the backdrop of the Baku trial of the former military-political leadership of Artsakh may give Baku the legal right to initiate military action against the Republic of Armenia.
This opinion was expressed by Tigran Abrahamyan, a member of the National Assembly of Armenia from the "I have the honor" faction, in connection with the start of the trial of the current and former military- political leadership of Artsakh and other hostages held in Azerbaijan.
He emphasized that the so-called "nail" of the process taking place in Baku is the declaration of Armenia as "an aggressor and occupier country carrying out ethnic cleansing."
"In the context of the silence of the Armenian authorities, they will impose whatever they want on our country," the deputy explained.
In this regard, the oppositionist wondered why the Azerbaijani authorities today focused their attention on the issue of the rocket attack on Ganja (which occurred during the 44-day war of 2020) and obtaining testimony from former Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan as part of a staged trial. The politician is confident that the answer is simple: Azerbaijan has set the task of "revealing" the name of the person who gave the order for the rocket attack on Ganja, in order to subsequently "pin" it on RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
"It is obvious that they already have this "evidence". The only question is how they intend to use it against Armenia, and what new nuances they will add to their blackmail policy," the MP summed up.
Recall that on January 17, under the chairmanship of Judge Zeynal Agayev, the Baku Military Court began considering 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 Defense Army Commander General Levon Mnatsakanyan, General David Manukyan and former State Minister Ruben Vardanyan.
On January 16, 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.