A criminal case has been sent to court regarding the illegal actions committed by the so-called "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" and its unlawful armed formations, established in the territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan occupied by the Republic of Armenia with the direct and comprehensive support of the Republic of Armenia and its Armed Forces, Press Service of the Prosecutor General's Office released information, SİA reports.
According to the information the criminal investigation conducted by the Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan covers acts of aggression, occupation, genocide, other crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes, terrorism, the financing of terrorism, and numerous other criminal acts committed against the Republic of Azerbaijan and its people.
It is reported that on May 2, 2024, by the decision of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 1,389 criminal cases investigated by the Prosecutor General's Office and separate investigative bodies of the Republic regarding some of the crimes committed from October 1987 to April 22, 2024 were combined into one proceeding and investigated by a team led by the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan, consisting of investigators from the State Security Service, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Customs Committee and the Military Prosecutor's Office.
Based on the collected reliable evidence, 15 people - Ghukasyan (Ghukasyan) Arkadi Arshavir (Arshavirovich), Harutyunyan Arayik Vladimiri (Vladimirovich), Sahakyan Bako Sahaki, Ishkhanyan Davit Ruben, Babayan Davit Klim (Klimovich), Mnatsakanyan Lyova Henrikh, Manukyan Davit Azat, Martirosyan Garik Grigor, Pashayan Melikset Vladimir, Allahverdiyan Davit Nelson, Stepanyan Gurgen Homerosi, Balayan Levon Romik, Babayan Madat Arakeli (Arakelovich), Beglaryan Vasili Ivan and Ghazaryan Erik Robert, who were accused of crimes committed by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia and illegal armed formations in a total of 2548 episodes, were charged with the following offenses: 100 (planning, preparing, initiating and waging an aggressive war), 102 (attacking persons or organizations enjoying international protection), 103 (genocide), 105 (extermination of population), 106 (slavery), 107 (deportation or forcible transfer of population), 109 (persecution), 110 (enforced disappearance of persons), 112 (deprivation of liberty contrary to international law), 113 (torture), 114 (mercenary), 115 (violation of the laws and customs of war), 116 (violation of international humanitarian law in armed conflict), 118 (military robbery), 120 (wilful killing), 192 (illegal entrepreneurship), 214 (terrorism), 214-1 (financing of terrorism), 218 (creation of a criminal association (organization)), 228 (illegal acquisition, transfer, sale of weapons, their components, ammunition, explosives and devices, storage, transportation and transportation), 270-1 (acts threatening aviation safety), 277 (assassination of a state official or public figure), 278 (forcible seizure and retention of power, forcible change of the constitutional structure of the state), 279 (creation of armed formations and groups not provided for by law) and other articles, each of whom was re-involved as a defendant, and their rights to defense, use of the language they know, and other procedural rights were ensured.
The accused were provided with a lawyer.
Also, based on the petition of the investigative body and the presentation of the prosecutor conducting the procedural management of the preliminary investigation, a preventive measure of arrest was selected for them by court decisions.
Both during the preliminary investigation and after the completion of the preliminary investigation, the petitions and complaints filed by the accused were considered in accordance with the requirements of criminal procedural legislation and appropriate decisions were made, the accused and other participants in the criminal proceedings were informed about the completion of the preliminary investigation, and they were familiarized with all the materials of the criminal case.
At the same time, the criminal case against other persons accused of committing multiple crimes was separated into separate proceedings and the preliminary investigation is continuing.
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan, guided by the serious grounds for the presence of many suspects and witnesses in the aforementioned episodes in connection with this investigation, invites the relevant authorities of the Republic of Armenia to cooperate.
The indictment in the criminal case was approved by the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan on December 16, 2024 and sent to the relevant Baku Military Court for consideration.
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