Azerbaijan, Baku, May 1/ Trend , A. Huseynbala/
Armenians torture Azerbaijani soldier in captivity to get information about the Azerbaijani army, Defense Ministry spokesperson Eldar Sabiroglu said at a press conference on May 1.
Soldier of Azerbaijani army Hasanov Rafig Rahman oglu, 20, of Gazakh region, was taken captive by Armenian soldiers on contract line of troops on Oct. 8, 2008.
Armenian media reported that the soldier wants to refuse Azerbaijani citizenship and move to a third country.
State Commission on Hostages, POWs and Missing People secretary Shain Sailov told Trend earlier that international organizations must send official document to the commission about soldier's willingness to move to a third country.
Sailov said the commission has taken all necessary measures to return Hasanov to his country.
Soldier's father Rahman Hasanov said reports about his son's willingness to move to a third country are Armenian provocation.
Sabiroglu said though the captive was tortured, Armenians could not get what they wanted.
Unlike Armenians, Azerbaijan treats Armenian captives in a human way, he said.
"Two of the three Armenian captives in Azerbaijan were sick. We treated them," Sabiroglu said.
He said the talks to return the soldier have not yielded results yet.
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