AZERBAIJANI PRISONER RELUCTANT TO RETURN TO AZERBAIJAN
Azat Artsakh, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh [NKR]
23 Dec 2006
On December 7 an Azerbaijani soldier named Vyussal Garajayev crossed
the Armenian-Azerbaijani front line near Aghdam and was taken to
the Red Cross which is negotiating with the relevant Azerbaijani
agencies. The NKR president said according to the prisoner, his fellow
servicemen had been beating him for a long time. He voluntarily crossed
the border with his gun to save from violence. "On the next day the
representatives of the Red Cross informed about this, who were allowed
to meet with the prisoner," Arkady Ghukassian said. The NKR president
said they are now dealing with the technical problems of returning the
Azerbaijani soldier to the Azerbaijani side. However, the Azerbaijani
soldier does not want to return to Azerbaijan because he fears revenge
and the persons who had been beating him for a long time.
23-12-2006