Numerous traces of violence found on body of released captive Khojoyan

Numerous traces of violence have been found on the body of Mamikon Khojoyan, a 77-year old Armenian citizen who had been held captive in Azerbaijani in recent months and was released today, Armenian Defense Ministry’s spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisian told Aysor.am.

“He has a broken arm, a gunshot wound and bruises,” Hovhannisian said, adding that other details of the medical examination will be released tomorrow after the man’s blood tests are carried out.

Mamikon Khojoyan is a resident of Varin Karmiraghbyur village in Armenia’s Tavush province. He was taken captive on January 28, 2014. He suffers from a mental disorder.

The press service of the ICRC earlier confirmed information about M. Khojoyan’s return. According to the ICRC, the Armenian citizen was handed over under the patronage of ICRC employees in the border zone, on the highway between the Armenian city of Ijevan and the Azerbaijani city of Ghazakh.