Yeghishe Kirakosyan: The trials of Armenians in Baku are illegal and staged

The trials of Armenians in Baku are illegal and staged, Yeghishe Kirakosyan, the Armenian Representative on International Legal Matters, said in a conversation with journalists.

“The trials of Armenians in Baku are illegal and staged. And we are talking not only about the trial of Vagif Khachatryan but also that of our other captives, especially in 2021”, he stressed.

According to Yeghishe Kirakosyan, the Armenian side has “number 2 interstate complaint”, which refers to the gross violations of basic justice rights against our compatriots during the trial, or the so-called concept of denial of justice.

“Unfortunately, the ECHR mechanisms do not give us the opportunity to be involved more, although we have tried,” he said.

Kirakosyan also noted that at the moment, eight former senior officials of Artsakh as well as numerous servicemen—the number of which is unclear—are being held in prisons in Baku.