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Prosecutor seeks life sentence for Ruben Vardanyan

Prosecutor seeks life sentence for Ruben Vardanyan

Baku, December 18, AZERTAC

The court proceedings in the criminal case against Armenian citizen Ruben Vardanyan, accused under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan of crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes, as well as terrorism, financing of terrorism, and other grave offenses, continued on December 18.

The prosecutor defending the state prosecution addressed the court hearing held at the Baku Military Court.

In his remarks, the prosecutor called for a life sentence to be handed out to Ruben Vardanyan.

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