BAKU RESUMES PROCEEDINGS ON “OCCUPATION” OF KHOJALU IN KARABAKH
PanArmenian News Network
Aug 4 2005
04.08.2005 03:19
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ July 12 the Military Prosecutor’s Office of
Azerbaijan resumed the proceedings on the criminal case (that
had been suspended March 31, 1994) on the fact of “occupation”
of Khojalu town in Nagorno Karabakh. According to a release of the
Press Service of the Military Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan,
“Armenian troops, Karabakh separatist troops and the military of 366th
regiment of the Soviet Army committed a crime February 25-26, 1992,
which is qualified as genocide,” reported Turan Azeri news agency. The
Military Prosecutor’s Office has instituted proceedings over “seizure”
of Khojalu, having reconsidered the investigation materials on the
current Criminal Code articles 103 (genocide), 115 (violation of rules
and customs of war), 16 (violation of international humanitarian
law norms during armed conflicts), 118 (military robbery). The
“seizure” of Khojalu “was accompanied by unprecedented atrocity:
339 city residents were killed, including 43 children, 109 women,
16 men over 60 years of age. 115 persons were missing, 30 were taken
hostage, 421 were wounded.” Besides, July 15 this year the Military
Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan has instituted proceedings “on
seizure of Garadagly village of Khojavand region on the night of
February 16, 1992 on article 103 (genocide).” “In the course of
the seizure of the village 49 persons were killed, another 57 local
residents were held hostage for a long time and were tortured.” “At
present, measures are being taken to call to account, find and judge
those, who had committed the crime against humanity and military
crimes on both cases,” the report says.