Show trial of Karabakh leaders in Baku a 'humiliation' for CoE, MP says

The sham trial of the Nagorno-Karabakh leadership in Azerbaijan is a "humiliation" for the Council of Europe, Armenian MP Armen Gevorgyan said at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Monday.

“Mister Minister, two weeks ago a show trial of the Armenian leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh began in Baku. This is not only a disregard for international law, a bleeding tragedy for the Armenian people, but also a humiliation for the Council of Europe, whose member ignores the basic values of the organisation and remains unpunished,” he said, addressing Xavier Bettel, President of the CoE Committee of Ministers.

“The regime in Baku is isolating its own people from civilisation, building a medieval despotic regime rooted in national extremism. There can be no fair trial for Armenians in a state where there is no justice even for its own citizens. How can the Committee of Ministers stop this shameful process?” he asked.