Citing Sham Trial, Ruben Vardanyan Says He Will Not Appeal Baku Court Verdict

Citing Sham Trial, Ruben Vardanyan Says He will Not Appeal Baku Court Verdict

Former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan has decided to appeal a verdict of a 20-year prison term handed down by a Baku court, saying that neither the trial nor the verdict were fair to being with and were beyond the hallmarks of justice. In a statement issued by his family, Vardanyan said that his decision “does not signify agreement with the verdict and does not constitute a waiver of his right to defense. It is a conscious refusal to leg…

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Artsakh Following the sentencing of Ruben Vardanyan, his family issued a statement outlining his position regarding further legal action. According to the statement, Vardanyan has decided not to appeal the court’s verdict. The family emphasized that the decision does not signify agreement with the ruling or a refusal to defend himself. Rather, they described it as a conscious choice not to legitimize a process that, in their view, “had nothing t…