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David Vardanyan: “I fear for the life of my father imprisoned for 200 days by Azerbaijan”

2024-04-19T20:44:33.664Z

Highlights: The son of former president Ruben Vardanyan warns about the situation of his imprisoned father and that of other Armenian detainees. During Azerbaijan's lightning offensive which resulted in the total conquest of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh in September 20023, its former president was arrested by the Baku authorities and imprisoned. Contrary to the rules of international law, no one has heard from him or contacted him for two weeks even though he had just started a hunger strike. For confidential support, call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritan branch, see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S., call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/.


INTERVIEW - The son of former president Ruben Vardanyan warns about the situation of his imprisoned father and that of other Armenian detainees.


During Azerbaijan's lightning offensive which resulted in the total conquest of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh in September 20023 after ten months of blockade, its former president Ruben Vardanyan was arrested by the Baku authorities and imprisoned. awaiting a constantly postponed trial. Contrary to the rules of international law, no one has heard from him or contacted him for two weeks even though he has just started a hunger strike. Exclusively for

Le Figaro

, his son David warns about his situation and that of other Armenian detainees.

LE FIGARO. - Do you have any recent news from your father?

David VARDANYAN. -

Yes, but indirectly since since the beginning of April all communication with him has been forbidden to my mother Veronika and me. We learned yesterday from a Russian lawyer in Baku that he had been on hunger strike since April 5. Since this date, we have absolutely no information on his state of health, and we…

Source: lefigaro

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