Azerbaijan Opens Criminal Case Following Deadly Mine Incident In Jojug Marjanly Village
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 1. A criminal case has
been opened in connection with the mine incident that occurred in
Azerbaijan's Jojug Marjanly village, the Jabrayil District
Prosecutor's Office told trend .
According to the Prosecutor's Office, during the preliminary
investigation, it was determined that as a result of an anti-tank
mine explosion in the village territory Ogtay Alishov, born in
1964, died.
On this fact, the Jabrayil District Prosecutor's Office has
opened a criminal case under the relevant articles of the Criminal
Code and is conducting a preliminary investigation.
Following the liberation of its lands from Armenian occupation
in the 2020 Second Karabakh War, Azerbaijan from Nov. 2020 started
carrying out operations on clearing its lands of mines, booby
traps, and various weapons left behind by the Armenian troops.
Since the signing of the trilateral statement of November 10,
2020 by Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia [following the second
Karabakh war] up to date, a total of 299 people, including military
personnel and civilians, have become victims of mines as a result
of the explosion of mines laid by the Armenian armed forces, 55 of
them were killed, 244 people were injured of varying severity.
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