Charges brought against Azerbaijani saboteurs in Nagorno Karabakh

Prosecutor General’s Office of Nagorno Karabakh Republic has brought charges against the detained Azerbaijani saboteurs, the press service of NKR Prosecutor General’s Office reported.

Shahbaz Jalal ogli Guliev, 46, and Dilham Gardashkhan Ogli Askerov, 54, were charged under the NKR Criminal Code Article 316 (spying), Article 350 part 2 (violation of the NKR border by an organized group), Article 245 part 3 (carrying of arms and ammunition), Article 129 part 3 point 1 (kidnapping, actions committed against a minor with the use of weapons), Article 103 part 2 point 7 (murder, combined with a kidnapping committed by an organized group out of ethnic hatred), and Article 103 part 1 points 7 and 14 (attempted murder of two or more people by an organized group out of ethnic hatred).

The Prosecutor’s Office said earlier that according to an autopsy, the body of Smbat Tsakanyan, 17-year-old resident of Nor Erkej village of NKR’s Karvachar region, had numerous gunshot wounds. Tsakanyan’s body was found in July 15.

“According to information of the preliminary investigation, S. Tsakanyan was kidnapped by Guliyev, Askerov and a third member of the commando group who offered resistance during his detention and was neutralized. His identity has not been established yet,” the NKR Prosecutor’s Office said.