Criminal case has been launched over the deaths of Azerbaijani soldiers from diseases, spokesman for Azerbaijan's Military Prosecutor’s Office said.

According to Lieutenant-General Afrahim Tahmazov, Military Prosecutor’s Office had launched criminal case on the facts of deaths on article 342.2 (negligence of service) of the Criminal Code. Investigation is underway.

Soldiers of Azerbaijani Army – Azer Abbaszadeh, Royal Agayev and Ruslan Karimov had died from diseases, APA reported.