Azerbaijani court extends detention of Artsakh officials by four months

A court in Azerbaijan extended by four months the detention of Artsakh leaders Arkady Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, and Arayik Harutyunyan, as well as former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Artsakh, Davit Babayan; former speaker of the Artsakh National Assembly, Davit Ishkhanyan; and generals of the Artsakh Defense Army, Levon Mnatsakanyan and Davit Manukyan, unlawfully held in Baku.

As part of the sham investigation, the Azerbaijani Prosecutor General’s Office submitted a motion to extend the detention.