Former captain of the Armenian national football team and Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has expressed his support for Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) former state minister Ruben Vardanyan, who is being held illegally in Azerbaijani capital Baku.

Mkhitaryan made a post and attached a respective photo on his Instagram account about the “trial” and torture being carried out against Vardanyan in Baku.

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Vardanyan’s lawyer on Wednesday raised an alarm that Vardanyan’s health had deteriorated sharply. And the photos taken during the “trial” also showed traces of torture.