Court in Baku and Pashinyan's Panic

The best defense is offense. Apparently, based on this saying, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during his speech in the National Assembly, once again made unfounded accusations about alleged mistreatment of Armenian citizens on trial in Baku who are accused of war crimes. Thus, the Armenian premier stated that "according to our information, prohibited means, including physical and psychological pressure, and other prohibited means are being used to exert forbidden influence."

As reported by BAKU.WS, this is discussed in a new episode of the analytical YouTube channel Caliber.

"It should be noted that this is not the first time Pashinyan has made such absurd accusations. On January 25, in an interview with Armenian Public Television, he claimed that 'Yerevan has intelligence data that prohibited psychotropic substances are being used on representatives of the Karabakh military-political leadership in Baku to obtain statements from them that would provoke escalation in the region.' The very next day, Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs refuted Pashinyan's accusations. 'Claims about mistreatment of prisoners in Azerbaijan have been independently investigated, including by the International Committee of the Red Cross, and these accusations were found to be false,' stated the foreign ministry's press release.

And on February 6, during a court hearing, defendant Araik Harutyunyan called false the claims spread in Armenian media about psychological pressure on the defendants in the current criminal case and the use of psychotropic drugs against them: 'Armenian media and other media constantly discuss our detention conditions. As I understand, the Prime Minister of Armenia stated that we are under psychological pressure and that psychotropic drugs are being used on us. I am most worried about our relatives and loved ones. I want to state that I am familiar with the law on detention conditions. All laws are observed in the detention facility, and we are periodically visited by the International Committee of the Red Cross. We have opportunities to call our families. In the detention facility, we are treated as prescribed by law. Our rights were ensured by investigators during the investigation period. Lawyers were always involved in the investigative process. I especially want to note that there was no pressure on us. During the investigation, we were always treated within the framework of the law,' the material notes.

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