CAPTURED AZERBAIJANI SOLDIER’S WILLINGLY PASSING TO ARMENIAN SIDE IS UNTRUE
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Dec 26 2006
The Soldier of Azerbaijani Armed Forces Samir Mammadov Nazim who was
captured on December 24 is under the control of the International
Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), State Commission for War Prisoners,
Hostage and Missing told the APA.
The commission noted that the necessary information was given to
ICRC about the case. The officer of Defense Ministry press service
Ilgar Verdiyev told the APA that Samir Mammadov was drafted from
Barda Military Registration department. How he was captured will be
defined after his release. The members of the soldier’s family told
APA Karabakh bureau that junior sergeant Samir Mammadov’s health was
normal. Mammadov came their home 10 days ago, collected necessary
documents for military trainings in Baku and returned back to the
military unit. The servicemen told his family that the soldier left
the military unit without permission. According to the information
of APA Karabakh bureau the soldier was captured 15km away from the
military unit, in a neutral area. Understanding that he had passed
to the neutral zone, he tried to hide. But Armenians did not let it
and captured the soldier. It is not right the soldier passed to the
opposite side voluntarily.
It should be noted that Mammadov was captured in Gazakh-Ijevan
border. The soldier did not have any arms.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
