Ruben Vardanyan was charged with three criminal charges, including the financing of terrorism.
In Azerbaijan, the Russian billionaire and famous investor Ruben Vardanyan, who was the head of the “government” of Nagorno-Karabakh, was previously detained while trying to leave Armenian territory. The State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan reported this on Thursday, September 28.
“Based on the collected evidence, Ruben Karlenovich Vardanyan, born in 1968, who is currently a citizen of the Republic of Armenia, was charged under Article 214-1 (financing of terrorism), 279.3 (participation in the creation and activity of armed formations. or groups not provided for by law) and 318.1 (illegal crossing of the state border of the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan,” the message said.
According to the State Security Service, “for those who committed illegal actions, Ruben Vardanyan was detained on September 27, 2023, brought to criminal responsibility as an accused person with charges filed against him, and in by decision of the court, a preventive measure in the form of the arrest was chosen against him.”
Earlier on Thursday it became known that the unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh ceased to exist. All its “state bodies” will dissolve on January 1, 2024. The local population must independently decide their place of residence.
Let’s recall that on September 19, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense announced the holding of “anti-terrorist measures” in Karabakh to “restore constitutional order.”
On the same day, Baku announced the conditions for the end of the operation, including the surrender and disarmament of forces in the region.
Armenia declared that it would not participate in hostilities, and on September 20, Nagorno-Karabakh “authorities” accepted a cease-fire proposal from Azerbaijan
After that, Baku announced the restoration of sovereignty in Nagorno-Karabakh, and its residents began to leave the region.
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