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11:07, 17 February 2026

Vardanyan was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

A Baku court has sentenced former Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, who is accused of war crimes.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, the end of Ruben Vardanyan's trial was announced on February 10, with the panel of judges retiring to deliver the verdict.

On December 18, 2025, at a hearing of the Baku Military Court, the prosecutor proposed sentencing former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan to life imprisonment. Vardanyan stated that the process does not meet the criteria for a fair trial.

A Baku court today sentenced Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years in prison, APA reports.

The defendant, his state-provided lawyer, some of the victims and their legal successors, as well as the Chief of the Government Staff, Rufat Mammadov, recognized as a victim on behalf of the state of Azerbaijan, were present at the hearing, the publication states.

As a reminder, the Baku Military Court has been hearing the case of Ruben Vardanyan since January 2025. The charges against Vardanyan, including war crimes, carry a sentence of up to life imprisonment. "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "Vardanyan and 15 Karabakh leaders: the main thing about the courts in Baku".

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/420879

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