The public prosecutor has requested a life sentence for Armenian citizen Ruben Vardanyan, who is facing trial in Azerbaijan on charges including crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes, terrorism, financing of terrorism, and other serious offenses.

The Baku Military Court on Thursday held an open hearing regarding the criminal cases of Armenian citizens to announce several documents.

During a hearing at the Baku Military Court on Monday, defendant Bako Sahakyan admitted to his involvement in the occupation of the city of Shusha by Armenian armed forces while responding to questions from state prosecutors.

During a hearing at the Baku Military Court on Monday, several video materials regarding the occupation of Azerbaijan's Shusha distrct were screened.

Documents pertaining to the events leading up to the occupation of Shusha, which provide insight into the military aggression by Armenian forces, were reviewed today during the ongoing trial at the Baku Military Court.

During the ongoing trial at the Baku Military Court on April 3, defendant Davit Ishkhanyan responded to questions from state prosecutors, stating that the so-called regime’s “army” was controlled by the “self-defense committee.”

An Armenian-origin individual living in Karabakh testified as a witness at the court hearings in the criminal case against Ruben Vardanyan, an Armenian citizen accused of crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes, terrorism, financing terrorism, and other grave offenses under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The State Commission of Azerbaijan on Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons on Monday organized a presentation ceremony for the “Assessment Report on the Search for Missing Persons in the Republic of Azerbaijan” prepared by the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP).