Armenia`s premier only one responsible for imprisonment of Armenians  in Azerbaijan - Arman Tatoyan 

ArmInfo. Azerbaijan, by trying the military-political leadership of Artsakh, is creating  false grounds for accusing Armenia of non-existent crimes. Former  Ombudsman of Armenia, head of the Tatoyan Foundation Arman Tatoyan  holds a similar opinion. At the same time, the human rights activist  is sure that the fight against these lawlessness must be carried out  taking into account the above. "The only person responsible for the  illegal detention of Armenians in Azerbaijan is the leader of the  ruling Civil Contract party, who is the Prime Minister of Armenia. He  is the main addressee.

Today, throughout the day, some members of the Civil Contract  shamelessly and consciencelessly accused Armenian hostages and  prisoners in an Azerbaijani prison of being captured, and soldiers of  not fighting, thus trying to protect the leader of the Civil Contract  and justify themselves.

It is fundamentally important that this issue does not turn into a  question of releasing individuals or political opponents. This issue  should be one of the priorities of the foreign policy of the Republic  of Armenia and be considered in the context of Azerbaijan's hostility  towards Armenia," the human rights activist wrote on his Facebook  account. 

Tatoyan is confident that with these artificial trials, testimonies  obtained under torture, and fabricated stories, Azerbaijan is  providing itself with grounds for further aggression and pressure on  Armenia.

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, Speaker of the Parliament  David Ishkhanyan, former Commander of the Defense Army 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 the  defense; that all violations and falsifications be eliminated; that  the trial of him and all the other accused 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, and not a trial, will help take a  step forward on the difficult path of building new relationships  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 the general  case. Separating my case into a separate proceeding is an artificial  and unfounded decision," Vardanyan added.

After a number of Vardanyan's motions were rejected during the trial,  he went on a hunger strike on February 15. On February 26, Ruben  Vardanyan's international lawyer Jared Genser made a statement in  which he reported a sharp deterioration in his client's health and  called on the international community to respond to the trial in  Baku.

Footage from the last court hearing shows bruises and hematomas on  Vardanyan's face, indicating that force was used against the  philanthropist.