Court prolongs arrest of separatist Vardanyan UPDATED

The Sabail District Court has reviewed a request to prolong the detention of Ruben Vardanyan, the former "state minister" of the separatist regime in Karabakh.

According to APA, the request from the Main Investigation Department of the State Security Service, which is overseeing the investigation, has been approved. Ruben Vardanyan's detention has been extended for an additional 5 months.

It's worth noting that Ruben Vardanyan was apprehended last year in Karabakh and transported to Baku. He faces charges under Articles 214.1 (financing of terrorism), 279.3 (participation in the creation and actions of armed formations or groups not stipulated by law), and 318.1 (illegal crossing of the state border of the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code.

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The Sabail District Court is currently reviewing a petition submitted by the Main Investigation Department of the State Security Service regarding the extension of the detention of Ruben Vardanyan, the former "state minister" of the separatist regime in Karabakh, according to APA.

Vardanyan was detained in Karabakh last year and subsequently transported to Baku.

He faces charges under Articles 214.1 (financing of terrorism), 279.3 (participation in the creation and actions of armed formations or groups not stipulated by law), and 318.1 (illegal crossing of the state border of the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code.