Azerbaijan News Service (ANS)
Sept 9 2005

SHAHIN SALIEV: `FATE OF SOME AZERI CAPTIVES CLEARED OUT’

2005-09-09 14:15
According to results of recent investigations by State Commission on
captive, lost and hostage citizens, the number of Azeri captives,
lost and hostages are 4740 persons. `But within the last 7-8 months
the fate of some of them has been cleared out.’, said Head of the
Commission Shahin Saliev. He added, `Within the last 7-8 months the
fate of some of them has been cleared out. The number of dead is low.
Some 37 persons were dead, others were lost. Initially their parents
gave their names as lost people. But afterwards we found out that
they are in their homes, in Azerbaijan. In 2005, 6 Azeri citizens
were freed from captives. Meanwhile, 6 Armenian captives were freed
in Azerbaijan and returned to Armenian side’.