1200 Armenians Kept Captive in Azerbaijan

1200 Armenians Kept Captive in Azerbaijan

PanARMENIAN.Net
20.07.2006 14:17 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Taking into account the number of missing among the
civic population of the Shahumyan region and a part of the Mardakert
region, Azeris hold captive some 1200 people, said Mikael Aramyan,
the president of the Fund Against Violation of Law. In his words, many
of them are most likely not alive now. "I should mention that there
are cases of captivity from both sides. All the essential measures
for their release are taken. However it’s hard to know the number of
case for certain. In 1994-96 over 20 Armenian children were found
and exchanged. We keep in touch with them. However the Azeri side
denies the fact of holding captive Armenian civilians or servicemen,"
Aramyan said, reported De Facto news agency.