News - Armenia ambassador-at-large: All existing proceedings in Azerbaijan are mockery of European Convention

The trial of Vagif Khachatryan, abducted from Nagorno-Karabakh, has started in Azerbaijan today. He, of course, has nothing to do with the crime; he is merely punished for being born in Nagorno-Karabakh and for living on his ancestral land. Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia, noted this on X—former Twitter—Friday.  “I want to make this very clear, in Azerbaijan, where the government has not changed for more than 20 years, during which 5 presidents were elected in Nagorno-Karabakh, which Freedom House rated as partially free with 37 score by all indicators, and Azerbaijan - Not Free, with 9 scores, there cannot be a fair trial, fair court and/or fair accusation.  “All existing proceedings are a farce, a mockery of the European Convention and a violation of all universally accepted international norms in the context of all obligations undertaken by Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan must end the treatments that degrade people’s fundamental freedoms and human dignity and release all prisoners from Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh immediately. “P. S. In the video you can see a crying man in the fake court hearing,” Marukyan added, and posted the aforesaid video.