David Babayan arrested in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani authorities have arrested Artsakh presidential advisor David Babayan, TASS reported on Saturday, citing the Azerbaijani Prosecutor General’s Office.

He has been charged with “preparing and waging a war of aggression.”

Babayan, a former Artsakh foreign minister, announced on September 28 that he was handing himself over to the Azerbaijani law enforcement authorities.

"You all know that I am included in the blacklist of Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijani side demanded my arrival in Baku for an appropriate investigation. This decision will naturally cause great pain, anxiety and stress, primarily to my loved ones, but I am sure they will understand," he wrote on Facebook.