Arman Tatoyan: It was obvious that the Azerbaijani court would not acquit or release 68-year-old Vagif Khachatryan

It was obvious that the Azerbaijani court would not acquit
or release 68-year-old Vagif Khachatryan. Former Human Rights Defender of
Armenia Arman Tatoyan made a Facebook post on this.

“It was clear, wasn’t it, that the so-called judicial
process was going to be a show with false evidence and an embodiment of
injustice? The Azerbaijani authorities made Vagif Khachatryan another victim of
their political games, with the aim of legitimizing their crimes and humiliating
the Armenian people. Depriving a person of his liberty for 15 years, and
keeping him in Baku prison under strict conditions, does not provide guarantees
that an elderly citizen of Artsakh with health problems will be able to
withstand the atmosphere of Azerbaijani hostility,” Tatoyan wrote. 

Tatoyas raised a question as to how many more such innocent
citizens are targeted by Azerbaijan and how long this impunity will
prevail? 

“One thing is clear: as long as there are armed Azerbaijani
servicemen on the roads near the villages and towns of Armenia, our people will
continue to be in danger. And the criminal acts of the Azerbaijani side will
continue as long as the fascist authorities of that country act in the absence
of responsibility,” Tatoyan wrote.