Voskanyan faces life imprisonment
Baku/07.12.23/Turan: In the afternoon, the debate of the parties at the trial of Voskanyan ended. The judge announced the completion of the judicial investigation, after which the state prosecutor made a concluding speech. He stated that Voskanyan's guilt had been proven by the judicial investigation. The prosecutor proposed to sentence him to 18 years in prison.
After the meeting of the judges, the verdict was announced. The court sentenced Voskanyan to 18 years in prison, serving the first five years of his term in an indoor prison. After serving his sentence, Voskanyan will be deported from Azerbaijan. –06B-
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Voskanyan faces life imprisonment
Baku/07.12.23/Turan: The investigation into the case of Armenian serviceman Gagik Voskanyan, detained in the Kelbajar region, started on Thursday at the Sabunchu district court in Baku.
The case is being considered by a panel of judges chaired by judge Abdulla Mammadov of the Ganja court for grave offences.
At the session, state prosecutor Mushfig Rahimov read out the indictment. Voskanyan faces life imprisonment under one of the Articles ("terrorism") or up to 20 years of imprisonment under other Articles.
Voskanyan has not pleaded guilty.
Note that he was detained on 16 August this year on the border in Kelbajar direction. According to the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry, he was a member of sabotage and reconnaissance group.
Voskanyan is charged under Articles 206.3.2 (smuggling), 214.2.1 (terrorism), and 318.2 (illegal border crossing) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. -06В-
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