Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
May 5 2008
Seyran Ohanian: `Individual motives inside the army caused the capture
of 4 Armenian citizens by Azerbaijani side’
[ 05 May 2008 13:21 ]
Yeravan-APA. `People guilty in Azerbaijan-capture of four Armenian
citizens will be punished’, said Seyran Ohanian, Armenian defense
minister, APA reports.
He confirmed that Armenian citizens Vanik Zmboyan, Artem Zohrabian,
Karen Torosian and Agasi Enokian had been captured in Nakhchivan
direction of the front. The minister acknowledged that incident based
on individual motives inside the army caused the capture of
above-mentioned persons. Armenian newspapers reported that incident
happened inside military unit as a result of offences against the
newcomer soldier. `There was a problem between the newcomer and his
fellow soldiers and he called his friends to help him. A number of
civilians arrived in military unit in cars and have beaten offenders
of the young soldier. According to unofficial sources, commander of
the military unit have been forced to shoot into the air to calm down
scuffles and called police officers. When police arrived the civilians
escaped from the scene. One of the drivers not known the territory
moved to the mined area and entered into the Azerbaijani territory. As
thus four Armenian citizens have been captured by Azerbaijani
side’. It is interesting that Armenian newspapers couldn’t explain how
the vehicle passed through the mined area and described it as a
miracle. Seyran Ohanian said they kept situation around the captives
on focus. `We regularly keep in touch with Azerbaijani side. The
captives are in normal conditions and will be returned soon. We have
to reason from this incident and to increase attention to the
education-instructional work in military units. The fact will be
investigated and all guilty people, including commanders of military
units will be punished’.
Azerbaijani side spread information that captured Armenians entered
into the Azerbaijani territory to commit terrorist attacks and
sabotages.