Azerbaijan, Baku, 10 November/ Trend , corr K. Zarbaliyeva/ The Azerbaijani citizen of Armenian origin attempted to escape from prison in Baku at night of 8 November.
"The prisoner Edgar Eduardovich Sarkisyan, serving his term in jail 11, attempted to escape through the door of the prisons meant for trucks," press service of Penitentiary Service of the Justice Ministry said to Trend .
Sarkisyan, 23, has been sentenced to 14 years in jail with charges of sexual violence towards a person under 14 years (article 150.3.3), beating (Article 132) and punishment as result of total crimes (Article 66.3).
The chief warders of the prison shot Sarkisyan at his foot while attempting to escape.
Sarkisyan has been hospitalized at the treatment center of the Penitentiary Service. Officials of the Penitentiary Service and Prosecutor's Office of Binagadi District have visited the site of incident.
A suit has been filed by the Prosecutor's Office and an investigation has been launched into the fact.
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