BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 25. A routine court hearing on the criminal case of Vagif Khachatryan, accused of genocide committed by members of Armenian separatist troops in Meshali, Azerbaijan's Khojaly district, has been held, Trend reports.
The hearing was chaired by the Chairman of the Baku Military Court, Zeynal Aghayev.
The next hearing was scheduled for November 1.
In previous trials, a judicial probe was launched before the prosecutor revealed the indictment. The defendants and victims were then questioned in court.
Armenian citizen Vagif Khachatryan, who is on the international wanted list in connection with the Meshali genocide, was detained at the Lachin border checkpoint in July this year.
In December 1991, the criminal group, which included Khachatryan, killed 25 Azerbaijanis, wounded 14 people, and expelled 358 Azerbaijanis from their legal place of residence in Meshali village.
In connection with the emergence of sufficient grounded suspicions, a decision was made to bring Vagif Khachatryan as an accused under Articles 103 (genocide) and 107 (deportation or forced resettlement of the population) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
A measure of restraint in the form of detention was chosen against him.
About 59 people were recognized as victims in the criminal case.