Karabakh: Azerbaijanis committed 56 crimes since ceasefire statement

PanARMENIAN.Net - Since November 10, 2020, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces deployed near the civilian settlements of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) have committed 56 crimes against its Armenian population, local authorities reveal.

According to the Prosecutor's Office of Artsakh, 43 criminal cases have been initiated so far.

In a statement published on Tuesday, November 9, the Prosecutor's Office said Azerbaijan stopped its active military aggression after the trilateral ceasefire statement was signed a year earlier and is now terrorizing the population of Artsakh and trying to make Armenians abandon their homes.

In total, there have been 3 murders, 23 attempted murders, 1 terrorist act, 12 instances of destruction of property, 5 cases of attempted destruction and damage to property, 3 cases of theft, 2 cases of robbery, 3 cases of destruction of graves, 2 cases of torture, 1 case of threatening to kill, 1 case of kidnapping, the statement revealed.

Two civilians and nine servicemen were killed in the reporting period, 37 people received gunshot wounds, while six others were physically abused.

Furthermore, the Azerbaijani forces deployed near villages and settlements regularly open indiscriminate fire or shoot firearms into the air, which bullets often landing on the roofs of homes and people's backyards.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9, 2020 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side returned all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities.