Baku court again leaves Ruben Vardanyan's motion unconsidered

The court hearing on the criminal case against Ruben Vardanyan, an Armenian citizen accused under various articles of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic including torture, mercenary activity, violation of laws and customs of war, terrorism, terrorism financing, and other charges, continued on February 17, Report informs.

Ruben Vardanyan and his defender filed a motion objecting to the composition of the court.

Prosecutors Vusal Aliyev and Fuad Musayev, who defended the state prosecution, commented on the motion noting that a similar motion had been reviewed and a relevant decision was made in the previous court hearing. Also, the requirements regarding the specific cases of objection to the judge and the necessity of substantiating such objection in the criminal procedure legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan have been repeatedly emphasized.

The prosecutors, stating that no specific grounds were established for the issues mentioned in the motion, requested to leave the objection unconsidered.

The victims participating in the court session requested the court to leave the objection unconsidered.

Later on, the court went into deliberation to consider the objection. According to the decision announced after the deliberation, the objection was left unconsidered.