Ex-Karabakh official held by Azerbaijan claims torture, lack of speedy trial


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  • Thursday, 03 Oct 2024

TBILISI (Reuters) - Lawyers for Ruben Vardanyan, a former top official in the ethnic Armenian administration of Nagorno-Karabakh who is now detained in Azerbaijan, on Thursday filed legal actions in Baku alleging he had been tortured and denied the right to a speedy trial.

Azerbaijani officials declined to comment on the lawsuits.

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