Henrikh Mkhitaryan raises issue of Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan

Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan on Friday called the attention of the international community to the issue of Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan.

He shared on Instagram a report about the extension of the jails terms for Artsakh’s former military and political leaders by Baku courts.

Azerbaijani authorities have illegally detained 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.