He was detained while trying to leave Azerbaijan for Armenia, AzVision.az reports citing the State Border Service of Azerbaijan.
Accompanied by members of the rapid reaction forces of the State Border Service, Vardanyan was taken to the city of Baku.
Vardanyan was handed over to the relevant state bodies to make a decision regarding the detainee.
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The former “state minister” of the separatist illegal regime in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region, Rubeb Vardanyan, has reportedly been detained at the Lachin border checkpoint.
Ruben Vardanyan was arrested on the Azerbaijani border as he attempted to depart for Goris in Syunik province, a person close to the politician told TASS, AzVision.az reports.
"Vardanyan was detained as he was crossing the Hakari bridge," the person said.
Vardanyan’s wife Veronika Zonabend told CivilNet that she really lost contact with her husband. Veronika noted that she had read the news of Vardanya's arrest while trying to pass through the Lachin corridor from the Azerbaijani press. She did not provide further details.
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