Internationally Wanted Fugitive Of Meshali Massacre Detained
Date
7/29/2023 10:14:14 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 29. Investigation of
criminal case initiated by the Military Prosecution of Azerbaijan
on relevant articles of the Penal Code on massacre and deportation
of persons of Azerbaijani nationality, destruction and harm of
public and private properties resulting large-scale damage caused
by members of illegal Armenian armed groups on 22nd December 1991
in Meshali village of Khojaly district is ongoing, Trend reports
via the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan.
"The investigation established that on the mentioned date, Vagif
Cherkezovich Khachaturyan, born in 1955, a citizen of the Republic
of Azerbaijan, born in Badara village of Askaran district and
worked as a driver in Khankendi city automobile transport company,
residing in Meshali village, together with other people of Armenian
nationality, used various weapons, including firearms and infantry
fighting vehicles, to completely destroy the village.
Using various weapons, including firearms and infantry fighting
vehicles, they raided the village and killed 25 people of
Azerbaijani nationality, injured 14 people, and contrary to
national and international law norms expelled 358 Azerbaijanis from
their domicile.
In addition, Vagif Cherkezovich Khachaturyan continued his
criminal actions together with his accomplices, destroying and
damaging property belonging to the state and villagers, causing a
total of 5 million 496 thousand 900 manats of material damage.
Due to the fact that sufficient reasonable suspicions arose
regarding the criminal case, it was decided to involve Vagif
Cherkezovich Khachaturyan as an accused person under articles 103
(massacre) and 107 (deportation or forced movement of the
population) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. However, due to the
fact that his whereabouts were unknown to the investigation, on
November 12, 2013, an international arrest warrant was applied by
the court's decision.
As a result of the conducted search measures, on July 29, 2023,
Vagif Khachaturyan was detained by the military personnel of the
State Border Service at the Lachin border crossing point of the
Azerbaijan-Armenia state border while trying to go to the Republic
of Armenia for treatment through the mediation of the International
Committee of the Red Cross.
Vagif Khachaturyan will be explicitly placed in a medical
facility in Baku, provided with the necessary medical assistance
and conditions for ICRC representatives to visit him.
At present, the operative and investigative measures are being
conducted to bring the other accused persons to justice," reads a
message from the Prosecutor General's Office.
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