Azerbaijan announced that it had arrested Arayik Harutyunyan, the former head of the separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, which it controlled

Following the Baku blitz last month.

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Edited by| Tony Wild

 

Politic section -  CJ journalist

 

Nagorno-Karabakh - October,5,2023

 

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Azerbaijan said it had arrested Harutyunyan, who resigned shortly before the Baku attack, "on suspicion of waging an aggressive war" on

Azerbaijan is committing war crimes, the prosecutor general and the Security Service said in a joint statement.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry "strongly" condemned Azerbaijan for the arrest of a number of separatist leaders from Nagorno-Karabakh.

The 49-year-old Harutyunyan headed the separatist government during the 2020 armed conflict between Baku and Yerevan, which broke out

To take control of the mountainous region, he stepped down in early September, shortly before the Baku offensive.

Several representatives of the former authorities and the military leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh were arrested, including Ruben Vardanyan, who headed

The separatist government in the region between November 2022 and February.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called for respect for his rights, while his children expressed "fear for his life and health".

They confirmed that they have no information about the circumstances of his arrest. The Armenian Foreign Minister said that the country "will take all steps

It is possible to protect the rights of representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh who were arbitrarily detained".

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