Thursday, February 29 2024 12:11

ArmInfo.The General Department of Investigation of Crimes against the State, Fundamentals of the  Constitutional Order and Public Security of the RA Investigative Committee  has initiated  a criminal proceeding against a serviceman of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces Ruslan Eldanis-Oghlu Penakhov.

Yesterday, the National Security Service of Armenia confirmed the  fact of the detention of an Azerbaijani serviceman. It was noted that  on February 28, at around 05:15, a serviceman of the Azerbaijani Armed  Forces, armed with an AKM-type assault rifle with one clip, crossed  the Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line in the border area of the Tegh  community of Syunik region. The latter was disarmed by soldiers of  the Armenian Ministry of Defense. Earlier, a number of social and  political figures reported about the crossing of two Azerbaijani  servicemen into the territory of Armenia. It was reported that one  was detained and the other escaped.

As the press service of the RA Investigative Committee reports: "A  criminal proceeding was initiated in General Department of  Investigation of Crimes against the State, Fundamentals of the  Constitutional Order and Public Security of the RA Investigative  Committee according to the Points 7 and 15 of the Part 2 of the  Article 44-155, the Part 1 of the Article 335, the Part 1 of the  Article 340, the Part 1 of the Article 44-425 and the Part 1 of the  Article 469 of RA Criminal Code regarding the cases of diversion  attempt, murder attempt in a way dangerous for other people's life,  as well as out of national, religious hatred, intolerance and  hostility, illegal carrying and transportation of firearm,  ammunition, smuggling of firearm and ammunition and illegal crossing  of state border committed on February 28, 2024 by Ruslan  Eldanis-Oghlu Penakhov, servicemen of the armed forces of the  Republic of Azerbaijan.  

By the investigator's decision, Ruslan Penakhov was arrested.

The circumstances are being found out through investigation."