Azeris launch criminal cases against Armenian, Karabakh leaders

Azad Azarbaycan TV, Baku
2 Jun 04

[Presenter] An investigation group set up by the Prosecutor-General’s
Office, the National Security and Interior Ministries to look
into crimes committed by the Armenians is trying to establish the
whereabouts of suspects. The head of the group, Mammad Cabbarov,
called on citizens who have evidence of Armenian crimes to help the
investigation.

[Correspondent] Criminal proceedings have been instituted against
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and the president of the
self-styled Nagornyy Karabakh Republic, Arkadiy Gukasyan. The head
of the joint investigation group set up by the Prosecutor-General’s
Office, the National Security and Interior Ministries to investigate
the Armenian crimes, Mammad Cabbarov, said that evidence which
proves the crimes committed by these people is being collected and a
petition will be sent to an international court to select a preventive
punishment for them.

[Mammad Cabbarov] As you know, Kocharyan was one of the leaders of an
organization in Nagornyy Karabakh. He was a member of the council of
people’s deputies and took part in the council’s session which issued
a statement on [Nagornyy Karabakh’s] partition from Azerbaijan.

Criminal proceedings have been instituted into illegal elections in
the self-styled Nagornyy Karabakh [Republic]. Our group is in charge
of the proceedings and is investigating this case. Both Gukasyan and
Kocharyan had taken part in the elections.

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