Baku court extends ex-Artsakh leader's detenetion

An Azerbaijani court has extended the detention of former Artsakh President Arkady Ghukasyan in a judicial farce.

Baku’s Binagadi district court upheld the prosecutor's motion to extend his pre-trial detention for five months on Tuesday, the Azerbaijani media reported.

Azerbaijani authorities have illegally arrested and charged Artsakh’s three former Presidents Arayik Harutyunyan, Bako Sahakyan and Arkady Ghukasyan, former State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, presidential advisor David Babayan, parliament speaker David Ishkhanyan, as well as a former Artsakh army commander and his deputy.