Epress.am News from Armenia
The General Prosecutor's Office of the unrecognized Republic of Nagorno Karabakh has put forth several charges against Dilham Askerov and Shahbaz Guliyev, the two citizens of Azerbaijan who were captured and arrested last week in Karabakh.
In particular, the men are accused of espionage, illegally crossing the Nagorno-Karabakh border, illegal possession of arms and ammunition, kidnapping, use of weapons, murder motivated by ethnic hatred accompanied by kidnapping, and attempted murder of two individuals motivated by ethnic hatred.
According to Armenian and Karabakh authorities, Askerov and Guliyev kidnapped and killed 17-year-old Smbat Tsakanyan in the territory of Karvachar (Kelbajar). In addition, they are accused of killing 42-year-old Major Sargis Abrahamyan and injuring 37-year-old Karine Davtyan.