ARMENIA AGREES TO RETURN KILLED AZERBAIJANI SOLDIER’S DEAD BODY

Trend News Agency
Nov 18 2008
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, Barda, 18 November /TrendNews corr. S.Jaliloglu/ An
agreement was reached with Armenia to return dead body of the killed
soldier of the military unit N of the Fuzuli Region (360km south-west
of Baku of Azerbaijan.

It is expected to return soldier Orkhan Shamilov’s dead body near to
Khangarvand village of Agdam region in the evening of 18 November,
TrendNews regional correspondent said.

Shamilov, a soldier of the Azerbaijani Army died as a result of
shooting at the troops contact line in direction of Fuzuli region in
the evening of 16 November, the Ministry of Defense said. Shamilov,
who was on combat duty, sough to make enemy be silent during violation
of ceasefire. The soldier killed two Armenian soldiers and died during
shooting, which lasted within several minutes.

Shamilov’s dead body remained at a place near to positions of the
Armenian Armed Forces.

Shamilov, who was conscripted to military service from the Terter
Region Conscription Office in April 2008, escaped on 15 November
with the gun entrusted to him and the Terter Police Office has begun
operation and investigation measures to arrest the soldier.

The Platoon Commander of the military unit, who made report on
Shamilov’s escape, and three more people were involved into crime
responsibility, Vagif Shamilov, the soldier’s uncle, said, basing on
unofficial data.

A lawsuit was filed on the soldier in accordance with Article 338
(violation of duty rules) of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code at the
Fizuli Military Prosecutor’s Office after the report on the soldier’s
escape, law enforcement bodies told TrendNews. At present this case
is under investigations.

Eldar Sabiroglu, the press secretary of the Azerbaijani Ministry of
Defense, told Trend News that they would publicize a report after
getting official data on the soldier’s return.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress