The trial of Karen Avanesyan, an Armenian resident of Stepanakert, the capital of Azerbaijan-occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, is taking place in Azerbaijan.

This court session was held at the Ganja Court on Grave Crimes, reports APA.

The circumstances of the act with which Avanesyan (born 1967) is charged are known solely through information provided by the Azerbaijani authorities. He is charged with allegedly attempting to kill two Azerbaijani police officers. The incident allegedly took place on September 14.