Pashinyan: There is intelligence on Baku using psychotropic drugs against former Karabakh leaders

YEREVAN, January 27. /ARКА/. There is intelligence on the use of psychotropic drugs against former Karabakh leaders who are on trial in Baku, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said last week.
“Are you saying that we are happy that they are there? Psychotropic drugs are used against the accused in order to obtain evidence against the Republic of Armenia. We have intelligence that proves this... Are you saying that we are happy that our political opponents are in a Baku prison? How can you even think about such a thing?” he said in an interview with the Public Television of Armenia.
According to the prime minister, the Armenian authorities are using all available resources for their speedy release.

On Armenian prisoners in Baku

Azerbaijan officially claims that it has only 33 Armenian prisoners of war and civilians, but Armenian human rights activists claim that there are about 80 more Armenian prisoners.
On January 17, the so-called trial of 18 Armenian prisoners began in Baku. Among them are former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, former presidents Bako Sahakyan, Arkady Ghukasyan and Arayik Harutyunyan, former speaker of parliament David Ishkhanyan, former Foreign Minister David Babayan, former commander of the Defense Army Levon Mnatsakanyan, former deputy commander of the Defense Army David Manukyan.
In his statement to the world community, Ruben Vardanyan noted that he was charged with 42 charges, some of which carry punishments up to life imprisonment. Vardanyan stated that he, his lawyer and translator were pressured, and interrogation protocols were falsified. He also stated that he and the other defendants were innocent.