Baku: During the hearing at the Baku Military Court on Thursday, a video footage was presented regarding the blocking of the road by defendant David Ishkhanyan for Azerbaijani military servicemen, who were trying to prevent the occupation of Shusha.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the videos prepared by Armenians demonstrate that the group led by Ishkhanyan blocked the road by the order of Monte Melkonyan, in order to stop the advancement of the Azerbaijani soldiers, who were trying to prevent the occupation of Shusha, in the direction of Khojavand.

The video footage further reveals that the commander of the group, Armen Avokyan, was killed during the battles on May 15, 1992, with David Ishkhanyan assuming his post. However, the accused denied the facts presented in the video footage, describing them as propaganda. Ishkhanyan pointed out that the footage was shot in early 2020, during the ‘parliamentary and presidential elections’ of the so-called regime formed in the former occupied Azerbaijani territories. He recalled that he was walking with a cane at the time and was physically unable to be involved in those events.

The trial for Armenian nationals accused of various crimes, including war crimes, terrorism, aggressive war preparation, genocide, violations of war laws, and financing terrorism, continues.