A court in Baku has sentenced Lebanese-Armenian Viken Euljekian to 20 years in prison.
Euljekian is charged with terrorist activities against Azerbaijani citizens as part of the armed forces of Armenia during the 44-day war.
The Lebanese-Armenian will spend five years in jail, and will spend the rest in a correctional facility.
Viken Euljekian and Maral Najarian , were captured by the Azerbaijani forces near Shushi after the signing of the trilateral statement on ceasefire.
Maral Najarian was released in March after spending four months in captivity.
Armenian Human Rights Defender has on different occasions called attention to the fact that the trials of the Armenian captives in Azerbaijan are a gross violations of international law.
“These trials contradict the foundations of international law, grossly violate the rights of prisoners and the missing, their families, and openly politicize humanitarian issues,” Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan says.
