Bako Sahakyan: 'During investigation, all my rights were ensured'

Another court hearing has been held in the Baku Judicial Complex on the criminal case of persons of Armenian origin accused of committing war crimes, Report informs.

The testimony of the accused was heard as part of the trial in the Baku Military Court chaired by Judge Zeynal Aghayev.

Bako Sahakyan, accused of participating in numerous crimes committed against Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijani people as a result of the aggressive war unleashed by Armenia against the Azerbaijani side, stated that all his rights were ensured during the pre-trial investigation.

“On October 3, 2023, we – myself and Arkady Ghukasyan – were brought from Karabakh to the pre-trial detention center of the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan. On that day, Nigar Mirbabayeva, a lawyer from Baku Law Office No. 12, was appointed by the Republic of Azerbaijan to defend my rights. I was also provided with an interpreter. During the investigation, all my rights were fully guaranteed by the investigator to enable me to fully answer the questions. I have also had the opportunity to express my opinion and my point of view. At the beginning of the investigation, I stated this and I want to make the same statement now that this conflict, this history is not the subject of a criminal and judicial investigation. While expressing this opinion, I did not question the authority of either the court or the investigation,” he said.