During the “trial” in the Azerbaijani capital Baku of former Nagorno-Karabakh state minister Ruben Vardanyan, who is accused under Azerbaijan’s Criminal Code of crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes, and terrorism, the state prosecutor motioned for Vardanyan to be sentenced to life imprisonment. Azerbaijani media reported this on Thursday.

Vardanyan is accused of committing crimes under several articles of Azerbaijan’s Criminal Code.