Two Armenians stand trial in Baku for torturing Azerbaijani civilians
By Aisha Jabbarova
A court hearing is being held into the case of two Armenian militants who tortured Azerbaijani captives and committed other crimes during the first Karabakh war in the early 1990s, Trend reported.
Defendants Ludwig Mkrtichyan and Alyosha Khosrovya face charge of torture, creation of armed formations and groups not provided by law and illegal crossing of the Azerbaijani border.
Investigation launched by Azerbaijan’s Military Prosecutor’s Office has revealed that Mkrtychyan tortured an Azerbaijani citizen taken hostage on July 12, 1991, and illegally detained him about 17 days in Ballija forest near the town of Khojaly.
He also participated in the activities of armed groups consisting of Armenians who arrived from Armenia, as well as living in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The investigation also established that Mkrtychyan at various times beat and tortured 11 captured Azerbaijani citizens in the territory of the Khojavand and Agderе districts, in the Shusha prison and in Yerevan, and also shot a serviceman of one of the military units.
Mkrtychyan was detained on October 20, 2020 in the territory of the Malikjanli village of the Fuzuli district by the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan.
Another defendant tortured five Azerbaijanis during their captivity and subjected them to cruel and inhumane treatment, according to the results of investigation.
Khosrovyan was detained by Azerbaijani servicemen on October 3, 2020 while conducting reconnaissance operations in the territories of Azerbaijan.