make preferableYEREVAN. – The Azerbaijani saboteurs’ tribunal in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; NKR) is taking place in accordance with international norms.
The Minister of Defense of Armenia, Seyran Ohanyan, told the abovementioned to reporters on Saturday.
“I come to the conclusion that, first, we [, the Armenian party,] are conducting the trial pursuant to international norms.
“And Artsakh shows also here that it, as a democratic country, is one of the leaders in the region also in its process of formation of the judiciary.
“They [, the Azerbaijani saboteurs,] definitely will receive due punishment during trial,” the minister stated.
The court hearing of the criminal case into Dilham Askerov and Shahbaz Guliyev, the two members of an Azerbaijani intelligence-gathering sabotage team, is held at the NKR capital city Stepanakert seat of the NKR First Instance General Jurisdiction Court.
Dilham Askerov is charged with espionage; unauthorized border trespass; kidnapping and violence against a minor, committed by an organized group; murder committed by an organized group motivated by ethnic hatred; and attempt of murder of two persons, committed by an organized group, motivated by ethnic hatred. Shahbaz Guliyev is charged with espionage; unauthorized border trespass; kidnapping and violence against a minor, committed by an organized group; and murder committed by an organized group motivated by ethnic hatred.
