Baku sentences former Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan to 20 years in prison

Baku has sentenced former Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan to 20 years in prison.

The Baku court also sentenced former Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan, former Defense Army Commander Levon Mnatsakanyan, General David Manukyan, former NA Speaker David Ishkhanyan, and former Foreign Minister David Babayan to life imprisonment.

The sham trials began on January 17, 2025, and on December 26 the panel of judges withdrew to deliberate.