The Nagorno-Karabakh police have launched an investigation into a criminal case on torture motivated by ethnic hatred of a resident of the village of Machkalashen, who in July got lost in the area of the demarcation line and entered the territory controlled by Azerbaijan, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Nagorno-Karabakh reports today.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on July 26, Artak Minasyan, a resident of the border village of Machkalashen, entered the territory controlled by Azerbaijan in search of his livestock. The man was returned home due to the mediation of Russian peacekeepers, and after his return he complained about the beating by Azerbaijani soldiers.

Based on the conclusions of the forensic medical examination, an investigation has been launched into a criminal case on torture by Azerbaijani soldiers of a resident of the Machkalashen village of the Martuni District, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Nagorno-Karabakh reports today. “The conclusion (of the forensic examination) confirmed that the villager got numerous injuries to his neck, forehead, nose, ears, right and left arms, chest, left lower leg, and back, which meet the circumstances and the duration of the incident,” the “Aysor.am” quoted the General Prosecutor’s Office Nagorno-Karabakh as reporting.

The criminal case has been instituted under the article on torture motivated by ethnic hatred, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Nagorno-Karabakh reports in a message posted on its official website today.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 1, 2021 at 02:52 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.