The appellate court hearing for the former Nagorno-Karabakh leaders imprisoned in Azerbaijan has begun.

Earlier, they were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, including life, in the Azerbaijani capital city of Baku, the Azerbaijani state-run AZERTAC news agency reports.

The hearing will be held at the Baku Court of Appeal.

Earlier, by a decision of the Baku Military Court, Arayik Harutyunyan, Levon Mnatsakanyan, Davit Manukyan, Davit Ishkhanyan, and David Babayan were sentenced to life imprisonment. They are accused of war crimes.

Arkadi Ghukasyan and Bako Sahakyan were sentenced to 20 years in prison, Madat Babayan and Melikset Pashayan to 19 years, Garik Martirosyan to 18 years, Davit Alaverdyan and Levon Balayan to 16 years, and Vasili Beglaryan, Gurgen Stepanyan, and Erik Ghazaryan to 15 years in prison.

Source: https://news.am/en/news/1038398