4 AZERI CITIZENS WERE RELEASED FROM ARMENIAN CAPTIVITY IN 2007

Azerbaijan Business Center
Jan 21 2008
Azerbaijan

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. As a result of carried out measures in 2007,
the State Committee for Hostages, Prisoners and Missing persons has
registered 231 missing persons of Azerbaijan.

The Commission informed the list includes names of 79 alive, 75 dead
and recognized by close persons and 77 persons included into the list
repeatedly. At the same time, 18 missing persons were included into
the list.

"By December 25, 2007 it was registered 4,354 missing people. It was
exposed that 97 of them are captured by Armenian Army. For the last
year, 4 Azeri prisoners were released and 1 Armenian returned. At
the moment 1,393 prisoners and hostages are registered as released,"
was said in the press-release.

Materials on killed, lost from tortures, ID copies of 412 released
prisoners, database on missing, released, and hostages were sent to
Office of Public Prosecutor.

Materials on registered in the State Commission, but not in
International Red Cross Committee, on 1,062 citizens were directed
to suitable body.

Because of 15-year of occupation of Khodjaly, Garadaghly, and Shusha
more than 10 measures with participation of members and employees
of the State Commission were carried out. Also State Commission held
meetings with directors of World Azerbaijani and Turkish Diasporas,
participated in CIS workshop for struggle with violence to women of
South Caucasus held on May 9-11 in Tbilisi.