Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has ruled out granting clemency to former Artsakh leaders imprisoned in Baku, despite declaring that “peace is achieved” with Armenia. In an interview with France 24 aired on Friday during the Munich Security Conference, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev firmly rejected the possibility of releasing the detained officials, who face serious charges, including alleged war crimes. Aliyev claimed that the trials were “absolutely transparent” and that the detainees’ crimes had been proven. However, proceedings were conducted without independent lawyers, human rights observers, or international journalists present, and were covered exclusively by Azerbaijani state media. When asked whether he could pardon the detainees and “turn the page,” Aliyev refused,...