BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 19. The court proceedings in the criminal case against citizens of the Republic of Armenia continued at the Baku Military Court on December 19, TurkicWorld reports.
The defendant, David Manukyan, delivered his final remarks, presenting counterarguments to the claims made by the prosecution.
He stated that he did not agree with the points raised by the prosecutors and clarified that he neither participated in nor observed any meetings of the so-called "security council" of the separatist regime, as his official duties did not allow it.
Manukyan also expressed gratitude to his legal defense team.
Similarly, the defendant Arayik Harutyunyan said in his closing statement that he disagreed with the prosecution’s arguments.
He noted that he and his two brothers attended school in Karabakh without facing any issues related to studying in Armenian and emphasized that there were no problems between him and Azerbaijani citizens. "We attended each other’s events," he added.
The court proceedings in the criminal case against Armenian citizens charged under articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan related to crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes, as well as terrorism, financing of terrorism, and other grave crimes, continue.
