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    Azeri military prosecutor's office resumes probe into 1992 Xocali massacre

    Turan news agency
    3 Aug 05

    Baku 3 August: On 12 July this year, the Military Prosecutor's Office
    of Azerbaijan resumed the criminal case into the occupation of the town
    of Xocali in Nagornyy Karabakh, which was suspended on 31 March 1994.

    The press service of the Military Prosecutor's Office says in a press
    release forwarded to Turan news agency that on 25-26 February 1992,
    the Armenian troops, the Karabakh separatist forces and the military
    of the 366th regiment of the Soviet army committed a crime which can
    be identified as genocide.

    The Military Prosecutor's Office resumed the criminal case into
    the seizure of Xocali, having re-examined the materials of the
    investigation under Article 103 (genocide), 115 (violation of laws
    and traditions of war), 16 (violation of norms of international
    humanitarian law during armed conflicts) and 118 (military assault)
    of the current Criminal Code.

    The seizure of Xocali was accompanied by unprecedented atrocities -
    339 residents of the town were killed, including 43 children, 109
    women and 16 men over 60, 115 people went missing, 30 were taken
    hostage and 421 wounded.

    Moreover, on 15 July this year, the Military Prosecutor's Office
    launched a criminal case under Article 103 (genocide) into the seizure
    of the village of Qaradagli in Xocavand District [in Nagornyy Karabakh]
    on the night of 16 February 1992. When the village was seized, 49
    people were killed and another 57 local residents were held hostage
    and tortured for a long time.

    At present, measures are being taken to bring to book, track down
    and prosecute people who committed crimes against humanity and war
    crimes in both cases, the press release says.
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