ARMENIAN-CAPTURED AZERI SUPPOSED TO BE ASHRAF JAFAROV

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
July 3 2007

Azerbaijani captured by Armenians on June 30 in Aghdam is being
identified. Armenian mass media writes that the man is Samandar Guliyev
(patronymic Namaz), but Aghdam and Susha executive powers told the APA
Karabakh bureau that this man has not been registered in the regions.

The Jafarovs living in the village of Uchoglan Ashraf Jafarov
(patronymic Mohubbet) left on June 30 and never came back. The village
residents last saw him at about 11-12 in the field. No one ever saw
him after that. Artesian well the Jafarovs use is situated in some
kilometers from the contact line.

Ashraf Jafarov’s brother Ramil Jafarov told the APA that Jafarov
once left home about a month ago, but a week later they found him
in their relation’s house in Baku. Ramil Jafarov said that Ashraf
wanted to go and work in Baku, but they did not let him due to his
intellectual defect.

Ashraf Jafarov did not take identification card and money with him.

His relations do not believe that he passed the contact line. His
uncle Nusret Jafarov said that there is no reason why he could do it.

Ashraf Jafarov lost both of his parents as a child. He is Baku
resident. Along with his five brothers and sisters he was brought up
by his uncle in the village of Uch oglan, Aghdam region.

APA reports that no other analogous fact was found out in the region
recently.

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told the APA that
the committee was informed of the captured Azerbaijani citizen but
has not yet met Azerbaijani State committee on Prisoners of War,
Hostages and Missing Persons investigates the fact.