(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) SHUSHA, Azerbaijan, June 3. The search for the
remains of persons who went missing during the first Karabakh war
began after the liberation of Azerbaijani lands from the Armenian
occupation, Head of the Special Investigation Department of the
Military Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan Emil Taghiyev told
reporters, trend's Karabakh bureau reports.
According to him, over the past period, the remains of more than
400 people have been found in Dashalty village (Shusha district),
Edilli village (Khojavand district), Farrukh village (Khojaly
district), Yukhari Seyidahmadli village (Fuzuli district),
Kalbajar, Aghdam and other settlements.
In order to identify them, along with a forensic examination,
more than 200 molecular genetic examinations were carried out.
"The remains of at least four people were found on the territory
of the Shusha prison. It's assumed that they belong to Azerbaijanis
who were held here during the first Karabakh war," Taghiyev
said.
Earlier, a mass grave has been discovered on the territory of
the prison in Shusha. This indicates that during the period of
Armenian occupation, Azerbaijanis were illegally kept in the
prison, subjected to severe torture, and their murders were
committed. The discovered burial is a clear evidence of these
events.
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