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Armenians desecrate dead bodies of Azerbaijani servicemen

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 13 May 2016 16:50 (UTC +04:00)
Armenians desecrated the dead bodies of Azerbaijani servicemen killed during the April events on the frontline.
Armenians desecrate dead bodies of Azerbaijani servicemen

Baku, Azerbaijan, May 13

By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:

Armenians desecrated the dead bodies of Azerbaijani servicemen killed during the April events on the frontline, senior assistant to Azerbaijan's military prosecutor, Colonel Safar Ahmadov said.

He made the remarks May 13 in Baku during the hearings in the Azerbaijani parliament on the "Recent developments along the line of contact: Problems of the international humanitarian law."

Ahmadov noted that during the inspection of the dead bodies of servicemen handed over to the Azerbaijani side, it was revealed that those bodies were desecrated.

A criminal case has been initiated upon the fact in Terter District Prosecutor's Office and an investigation is underway, he added.

"Moreover, the Eskipara village of Azerbaijan's Terter district was subjected to shelling on Apr.26-28. An artillery shell was found on a cotton field in the village," said Ahmadov. "It was revealed that it is a poisonous 122-mm artillery shell."

An investigation on the criminal cases continues, he added.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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