Baku, Azerbaijan, April 10. In proceedings at
the Baku Military Court today, defendant David Allahverdian
admitted to the cultivation and subsequent shipment of grain to
Armenia from territories formerly under Armenian occupation,
Trend
reports.
Responding to inquiries from Senior Assistant Prosecutor General
Vusal Aliyev, Allahverdian testified that he held positions within
the illegal regime established in the occupied regions,
specifically as “head of the agricultural sector” within its
“security council” from September 1, 2020, and later as “advisor to
the minister of agriculture.”
The trial involves Armenian citizens facing charges related to
crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes (including the
planning and execution of aggressive warfare), genocide, violations
of the laws and customs of war, terrorism, financing of terrorism,
and the violent usurpation and retention of power, all stemming
from Armenia’s military aggression. The proceedings are scheduled
to resume on April 11.