The Azerbaijani authorities’ demeanor toward captive Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) citizen Arsen Baghdasaryan further proves their terrorist and nationalist essence.

NKR Presidential Press Secretary Davit Babayan stated the aforesaid commenting, at Armenian News-NEWS.am’s request, on Azerbaijan’s concocted “case” filed against Baghdasaryan.

“Of course, unlike the previous incidents, the Azerbaijani authorities have achieved significant progress; previously, they were immediately killing the captured Armenians,” Babayan stated. 

He stressed that in the case of Baghdasaryan, however, we are dealing with an “order” handed down by the Azerbaijan authorities.

“They tortured Arsen, and now they are putting him ‘on trial.’ They have found him guilty of something, which he didn’t do and has not even heard of,” Babayan noted. “Then the turn will come to the policy of extortion; they will start demanding to exchange him with the [Azerbaijani] saboteurs convicted in Karabakh.”

NKR presidential spokesperson also highlighted that the international community should give serious consideration to this incident.

“The international community must take immediate action to have him released,” Babayan added.