My people, wetin happen for Azerbaijan no be small matter! Ruben Vardanyan don collect 20 years sentence after him trial wey dey make people they vex everywhere. Dis guy na last of 16 ethnic Armenians wey dem charge with serious wahala for Nagorno-Karabakh. Dem say na him role for the region wey dem take over last year.
Marie Struthers, wey be Amnesty International big woman for Eastern Europe, don talk say dis conviction na serious travesty. She dey shout say dem no get fair trial at all. Even the language wey dem use for court no be the one wey Vardanyan fit understand. How you go trial person without him sabi wetin dem dey talk? Na real wah!
Struthers don also yan say victims from both sides of the conflict deserve better treatment, truth, and justice, but this kind conviction na slap on dem face. People wey suffer from years of war no suppose dey see dis kind thing! No wonder she dey call am affront to all victims of international law!
Meanwhile, as Vardanyan dey face over 40 charges including terrorism and crimes against humanity, na small matter? Dem no even show all the charges for public! Dis whole case don show wetin dey happen when military court dey relate with civil matters. Na dem dey try hide wetin no suppose hide.
After Vardanyan arrest on Sept 27, 2023, plenty people don run comot from Nagorno-Karabakh. Dis guy wey be businessman before, na real case him dey face now. Amnesty go like make dem investigate all the reported violations wey happen during im trial. Dem dey cry say proper law no dey and wetin the Azerbaijani government dey do no correct.
As if say dem no get enough wahala, dem don sentence 15 other defendants wey include former leaders of the self-proclaimed ‘Republic of Artsakh’. 5 of dem don carry life sentences! Dem dey point finger at dem for over 2,548 crimes including genocide and slavery. E better make we no dey talk about this kind matter for joke!
Now, the Vice President of America, JD Vance don step enter the matter, dey offer Armenia and Azerbaijan some trade and security deals. Dem say make dem reduce dem dependency on Russia. But as e be, nobody sabi wetin go happen next because the political vibes for that side no be play!
So my people, as we dey follow this story, abeg make we note say dem dey play with the lives of common people for all dis political drama. Make justice find her way back, we no suppose see people dey suffer because dem leaders wan show power. We dey hope for better days ahead for everybody wey don suffer from dis issue.
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