Ganja attacked by order of Armenia's military-political leadership, says Azerbaijani prosecutor general
By Trend
Another act of terrorism against the Azerbaijani people was committed by order of the military-political leadership of Armenia on October 11, Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Kamran Aliyev said, Trend reports.
Aliyev made the speech during a press conference organized for local and foreign journalists in the administrative building of the Ganja City Prosecutor's Office.
"The Azerbaijani second-largest city, ancient Ganja, with a population of over 500,000 people, and which is located at a great distance from the combat zone, was subjected to missile fire from the Armenian armed forces," said Aliyev.
“In this regard, a criminal case was initiated under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. At present, intensive investigative measures are being taken on the spot. We’ll use all international and domestic legal means to prosecute the military-political leadership of Armenia, which has committed this crime against humanity and mankind,” he stressed.
On October 11, 2020, at about 2:00 (GMT+4) Armenian armed forces fired missiles at multi-apartment residential buildings in the central part of Ganja, the second largest city of Azerbaijan, located outside the frontline zone.
According to the latest data, 9 civilians, including 4 women, were killed as a result of missiles fired at apartment buildings in the central part of Ganja.
The Armenian Armed Forces, flagrantly violating norms and principles of international law, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional Protocols to it, as well as the requirements of the humanitarian ceasefire declared on October 10th, continue to deliberately target the civilian population of Azerbaijan, and intensively bombard densely populated settlements.
Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of the Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery on Sept. 27.
Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front. As a result of retaliation, Azerbaijani troops liberated a number of territories previously occupied by Armenia, as well as take important, strategic heights under control.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on the withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
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