Baku Court rejects Vagif Khachatryan’s appeal

The Baku Court of Appeals has denied the appeal of Vagif Khachatryan, Azerbaijani media report.

As reported earlier, the Azerbaijani court accepted for consideration the appeal of Artsakh resident Vagif Khachatryan, 68, abducted by Azerbaijani security forces in the Lachin corridor.

On November 7, Vagif Khachatryan was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment.
The sham trial of Vagif Khachatryan started in Baku on October 13. According to the fabricated case, a total of 59 people were considered “victims.”

Vagif Khachatryan was a participant in the first Artsakh war, and for that reason, the Azerbaijani authorities charged him with serious crimes.

Khachatryan was abducted while crossing the Lachin corridor—and accompanied by the ICRC. He was being transported to Armenia for heart surgery.