BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. The Armenian occupation of the Zangilan region, which encompasses the city of Zangilan, five settlements, and 79 villages, resulted in the expulsion of 32775 civilians and the destruction of 9679 units of private and state property of the Republic of Azerbaijan, totaling over 1.3 billion manat ($764 million), Head of the Department for Protection of State Prosecution of the General Prosecutor's Office, Nasir Bayramov, said, Trend reports.
He made the remark during today's court session on consideration of criminal cases against citizens of the Republic of Armenia Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkadiy Ghukasyan, Bako Saakyan, Davit Ishkhanyan, Davit Babayan, Leva Mnatsakanyan and others accused of committing crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes, including preparation and waging of a war of aggression, genocide, violation of the laws and customs of war, as well as terrorism, financing of terrorism, forcible seizure of power or forcible retention of power, and numerous other crimes.
To note, the 15 persons are accused of crimes committed by the Republic of Armenia and its armed forces, including the illegal "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" created by Armenia and its illegal armed formations.
The following individuals: Harutyunyan Arayik, Ghukasyan Arkady, Saakyan Bako, Ishkhanyan David, Manukyan David, Babayan David, Mnatsakanyan Levon, Beglaryan Vasily, Ghazaryan Eric, Allahverdiyan Davit, Stepanyan Gurgen, Balayan Levon, Babayan Madat, Martirosyan Garik, and Pashayan Melikset are charged under the following articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan according to the periods of their participation in criminal acts: Article 100 (planning, preparation, unleashing or waging a war of aggression), 102 (attack on persons or institutions which enjoy international protection ), 103 (genocide), 105 (destruction of population), 106 (slavery), 107 (deportation or forced resettlement of population), 109 (persecution), 110 (forcible detention of a person), 112 (deprivation of liberty in violation of international law), 113 (torture), 114 (mercenarism), 115 (violation of the rules or customs of war), 116 (breach of international humanitarian law during armed conflicts), 118 (war looting), 120 (premeditated murder), 192 (illegal entrepreneurship), 214 (terrorism), 214-1 (financing of terrorism), 218 (organization of a criminal community (criminal organization), 228 (illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of firearms, their components, ammunition, explosives and explosive devices), 270-1 (acts endangering aviation security), 277 (encroachment on the life of a state or public figure), 278 (forcible seizure of power or forcible retention of power, forcible change of the constitutional order of the state), 279 (creation of armed formations or groups not provided for by law) and other articles.