Former Karabakh leader sentenced to 20-year prison term in Azerbaijan
Ruben Vardanyan in court in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: Minval A military court in the Azerbaijani capital Baku has sentenced Ruben Vardanyan, the former leader of the now dissolved republic of Artsakh in the country’s Nagorno-Karabakh region, to 20 years in prison, local news agency Minval Politika reported on Tuesday. Vardanyan was convicted on 45 charges in total, including preparing and pursuing a war of aggression, genocide, terrorism and financing terrorism.