ICRC APPEALS TO APPROPRIATE ARMENIAN BODIES FOR VISITING AZERBAIJANI HOSTAGE ELDAR TAGIYEV
APA
Jan 14 2010
Azerbaijan
Baku. Kamala Guliyeva- APA. The Armenian representation of the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has already been
informed about resident of Alibayli village of Tovuz region Tagiyev
Eldar Heydar taken hostage by Armenian servicemen on December 28,
2009, spokesperson for Azerbaijani representation of ICRC Gulnaz
Guliyeva told APA. She said that Tagiyev had not been visited
yet. The committee’s Armenian representation has already appealed
to the appropriate bodies of Armenia for visiting the hostage and
monitoring his detention conditions.
Guliyeva said ICRC Azerbaijani representation had not been informed
about the Armenian Yegishe Petrosovich Gevorkyan and his family,
who crossed the Azerbaijani border on January 10, therefore they had
not been visited yet.
Armenian Defense Ministry officially confirmed that Azerbaijani Eldar
Tagiyev had been taken hostage on December 28. According to Armenian
Defense Ministry’s press service, the Azerbaijani was detained when
attempted to illegally cross the border.
"The international organizations have been informed about it. Criminal
case has been launched, investigation is underway."
Reports spread that Tovuz resident Tagiyev Eldar Heydar was killed,
as Armenians violated ceasefire. According to the reports, Armenians
fired at Tagiyev Eldar Heydar near the line of contact. Tagiyev died
on the spot, his body remained on the line of contact for some time,
later taken away by the Armenians.
According to other reports, Tagiyev was taken hostage by Armenians.
The State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing
Persons officially stated that Eldar Tagiyev had been taken hostage
by Armenians.