January 22, 2022 - 14:40 AMT
Karabakh: Azerbaijanis committed 69 crimes since 2020 ceasefire

The Azerbaijani military has committed 69 crimes against the civilian population of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) since a ceasefire statement was signed on November 9, 2020, the Prosecutor General's office of Artsakh reports in a statement.

In total, 54 criminal cases have been launched to investigate the crimes committed by Azeri servicemen stationed near the border settlements and villages of Karabakh, the statement adds.

There have been 5 murders, 28 attempted murders, 1 terrorist act, 12 instances of destruction of property, 16 cases of attempted destruction and damage to property, 3 cases of theft, 2 cases of robbery, 3 cases of destruction of graves, 4 cases of torture, 1 case of threatening to kill, 1 case of kidnapping, the statement reveals.

Three civilians and 10 servicemen were killed in the reporting period, 37 people received gunshot wounds, while six others were physically abused.

"This information proves that after the trilateral statement, Azerbaijan has been regularly violating the condition of "complete cessation of fire and hostilities" mentioned in Article 1 of the statement, as a result of which people are being killed, the simple rights necessary for human existence are being violated," the Prosecutor's office reports.