BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 10. On February 10, during court proceedings in the criminal case against Ruben Vardanyan, who is charged under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan with war crimes, terrorism, and several other serious offenses, the defense was given the floor to present its final arguments, Trend reports.
Following the closing statements of the defense, including that of the defendant Ruben Vardanyan, presiding Judge Zeynal Aghayev addressed the parties — the prosecution and the defense — and inquired whether they intended to submit a draft of the court’s final decision.
Both parties stated that they would not submit a draft verdict.
After that, the presiding judge announced the completion of the judicial examination of the case.
The court’s final verdict will be announced at a later hearing.
Ruben Vardanyan faces multiple charges under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including Articles 100.1 and 100.2 (planning, preparing, initiating, and waging a war of aggression), 107 (deportation or forcible displacement of the population), 109 (persecution), 110 (forcible disappearance of persons), 112 (deprivation of liberty contrary to international law), 113 (torture), 114.1 (mercenary activity), 115.2 (violation of the laws and customs of warfare), 116.0.1, 116.0.2, 116.0.10, 116.0.11, 116.0.16, and 116.0.18 (violations of norms of international humanitarian law during an armed conflict), 120.2.1, 120.2.3, 120.2.4, 120.2.7, 120.2.11, and 120.2.12 (intentional murder), 29.120.2.1, 29.120.2.3, 29.120.2.4, 29.120.2.7, 29.120.2.11, and 29.120.2.12 (attempted intentional murder), 192.3.1 (illegal entrepreneurship), 214.2.1, 214.2.3, and 214.2.4 (terrorism), 214-1 (financing of terrorism), 218.1 and 218.2 (creation of a criminal group), 228.3 (illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation, and possession of firearms, ammunition, explosives, and explosive devices), 270-1.2 and 270-1.4 (acts threatening aviation safety), 278.1 (forcible seizure or retention of power, or forcible change of the constitutional structure of the state), 279.1, 279.2, and 279.3 (creation of armed formations not provided for by law), and 318.2 (illegal crossing of the state border).