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BODY OF 17-YEAR-OLD KARVACHAR YOUTH FOUND
Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
The body of 17-year-old Smbat Tsakanian was found Tuesday
STEPANAKERT-The remains of the a 17-year-old Karvachar resident,
Smbat Tsakanian, believed to have been abducted from his home by
Azerbaijani commandos earlier this month was found in Nor Erkedj,
reported Armlur.am.
Tsakanian's body was found in what is known as the "Turkish Cemetery"
with multiple stab wounds on his body and deep lacerations on his neck.
On July 7, Nor Erkedj village resident Mekhak Tsakanian reported his
son missing to local authorities in the Shahumian district saying that
his son left their house on July 4 at 9 p.m. and had not returned. The
family searched the village for days before reporting the young man
missing to authorities.
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic law enforcement authorities had linked
Tsakanian's disappearance with the capture of a group of Azerbaijani
commandos, referred to as "saboteurs," who allegedly infiltrated the
Karabakh border and, according to Karabakh officials, were sent to
there to commit a slew of crimes.
The Artsakh Defense Ministry last week released photographs of the
weapons cache seized from the group, as well as the picture of one of
the alleged assailants, 46-year-old Shahbaz Guliyev, who infiltrated
the Karabakh border last week. On Tuesday, the Artsakh authorities also
released a video of Guliyev's apprehension by Karabakh special forces.
On Monday, the Artsakh Defense Ministry elaborated that the Azerbaijani
commandos ambushed a vehicle in Karvachar killing 42-year-old army
major Sarkis Abrahamyan and injuring the wife of another military
officer, 37-year-old Karine Davtyan. The attackers, according to the
Karabakh Defense Ministry, were killed on Friday.
Nor Erkedj mayor, Ara Hovhannesian, confirmed the discovery of
Tsakanian's remains, but did not release further details.
Karabakh Authorities Open Criminal Case On Tuesady, the authorities
of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic said they have opened criminal
proceeding against the Azerbaijani Sabotage group and released the
name of a second arrested commando, after confirming Monday that all
threats had been "neutralized."
The Prosecutor's Office in Stepanakert pn Tuesday identified the
second arrested person as 54-year-old citizen of Azerbaijan Dilham
Askerov. It said both arrested persons had been armed, reported RFE/RL.
On Monday, the Armenian Defense Ministry said that the members of the
sabotage group would be prosecuted as criminals, because they cannot
be deemed as prisoners of war, based on international conventions.
"The saboteurs will answer for their actions in accordance with
our laws and international norms," Armenian Defense Minister Seyran
Ohanian stressed on Tuesday, informing the media about the start of
criminal proceedings in connection with the matter, reported RFE/RL.
Ohanian did not mention the charges that may be brought against the
Azerbaijani captives, but earlier the Armenian Defense Ministry
listed a series of crimes that they are suspected of committing
while in Armenian-controlled territory. Among them illegal crossing
of the border, murder, attempted murder, attempts to photograph
'specially protected areas', and others. It said Article 4 of the
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
could not be applied to the arrested Azerbaijani citizens as there is
'irrefutable evidence' that they were members of a 'criminal group'
recruited by Azerbaijani authorities for the purpose of carrying out
sabotage activities.
"The leadership of the enemy army also uses criminal elements that are
familiar to the territory in reconnaissance-sabotage activities. They
committed crimes according to our legislation," Minister Ohanian said,
stressing that the Armenian side does not want a second war, but also
reminding that Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh defeated Azerbaijan in
the first war that had been "foisted upon them."
Armenia's former ombudsperson Larisa Alaverdian also said that the
arrested citizens of Azerbaijan could not be given the status of POWs
and, therefore, were not subject to repatriation. "They are persons
who have committed heavy crimes in the territory of another country,"
she said in an interview with RFE/RL's Armenian Service (Azatutyun.am).
http://asbarez.com/124969/body-of-17-year-old-karvachar-youth-found/
From: A. Papazian
Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
The body of 17-year-old Smbat Tsakanian was found Tuesday
STEPANAKERT-The remains of the a 17-year-old Karvachar resident,
Smbat Tsakanian, believed to have been abducted from his home by
Azerbaijani commandos earlier this month was found in Nor Erkedj,
reported Armlur.am.
Tsakanian's body was found in what is known as the "Turkish Cemetery"
with multiple stab wounds on his body and deep lacerations on his neck.
On July 7, Nor Erkedj village resident Mekhak Tsakanian reported his
son missing to local authorities in the Shahumian district saying that
his son left their house on July 4 at 9 p.m. and had not returned. The
family searched the village for days before reporting the young man
missing to authorities.
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic law enforcement authorities had linked
Tsakanian's disappearance with the capture of a group of Azerbaijani
commandos, referred to as "saboteurs," who allegedly infiltrated the
Karabakh border and, according to Karabakh officials, were sent to
there to commit a slew of crimes.
The Artsakh Defense Ministry last week released photographs of the
weapons cache seized from the group, as well as the picture of one of
the alleged assailants, 46-year-old Shahbaz Guliyev, who infiltrated
the Karabakh border last week. On Tuesday, the Artsakh authorities also
released a video of Guliyev's apprehension by Karabakh special forces.
On Monday, the Artsakh Defense Ministry elaborated that the Azerbaijani
commandos ambushed a vehicle in Karvachar killing 42-year-old army
major Sarkis Abrahamyan and injuring the wife of another military
officer, 37-year-old Karine Davtyan. The attackers, according to the
Karabakh Defense Ministry, were killed on Friday.
Nor Erkedj mayor, Ara Hovhannesian, confirmed the discovery of
Tsakanian's remains, but did not release further details.
Karabakh Authorities Open Criminal Case On Tuesady, the authorities
of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic said they have opened criminal
proceeding against the Azerbaijani Sabotage group and released the
name of a second arrested commando, after confirming Monday that all
threats had been "neutralized."
The Prosecutor's Office in Stepanakert pn Tuesday identified the
second arrested person as 54-year-old citizen of Azerbaijan Dilham
Askerov. It said both arrested persons had been armed, reported RFE/RL.
On Monday, the Armenian Defense Ministry said that the members of the
sabotage group would be prosecuted as criminals, because they cannot
be deemed as prisoners of war, based on international conventions.
"The saboteurs will answer for their actions in accordance with
our laws and international norms," Armenian Defense Minister Seyran
Ohanian stressed on Tuesday, informing the media about the start of
criminal proceedings in connection with the matter, reported RFE/RL.
Ohanian did not mention the charges that may be brought against the
Azerbaijani captives, but earlier the Armenian Defense Ministry
listed a series of crimes that they are suspected of committing
while in Armenian-controlled territory. Among them illegal crossing
of the border, murder, attempted murder, attempts to photograph
'specially protected areas', and others. It said Article 4 of the
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
could not be applied to the arrested Azerbaijani citizens as there is
'irrefutable evidence' that they were members of a 'criminal group'
recruited by Azerbaijani authorities for the purpose of carrying out
sabotage activities.
"The leadership of the enemy army also uses criminal elements that are
familiar to the territory in reconnaissance-sabotage activities. They
committed crimes according to our legislation," Minister Ohanian said,
stressing that the Armenian side does not want a second war, but also
reminding that Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh defeated Azerbaijan in
the first war that had been "foisted upon them."
Armenia's former ombudsperson Larisa Alaverdian also said that the
arrested citizens of Azerbaijan could not be given the status of POWs
and, therefore, were not subject to repatriation. "They are persons
who have committed heavy crimes in the territory of another country,"
she said in an interview with RFE/RL's Armenian Service (Azatutyun.am).
http://asbarez.com/124969/body-of-17-year-old-karvachar-youth-found/
From: A. Papazian