ArmInfo.Acting Minister of Justice Artak Zeynalyan received the newly appointed representative of the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Armenia Claire Meitro.
The Ministry of Justice told ArmInfo that Zeynalyan highly appreciated the cooperation of the department he heads with the ICRC Yerevan office, expressing readiness to expand cooperation. In turn, Maitro spoke about the activities of the ICRC, and also touched on the prospects for further cooperation.
The interlocutors discussed issues related to the conditions of detention, Karen Ghazaryan, a resident of the village of Berdavan, Tavush region of RA, being in Azerbaijani captivity. Maitro informed that ICRC representatives periodically visit Karen Ghazaryan, and another similar visit will take place soon. According to her, the ICRC is also in constant contact with members of the Kazaryan family. At the same time, the ICRC representative informed that the Organization has no authority related to the impact on judicial decisions or involvement in the negotiation process.
Recall that July 15, Karen Ghazaryan was on the territory of Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani side declared "preventing attempts at sabotage penetration", as well as the capture of a soldier Karen Ghazaryan (b. 1984). A spokesman for the Armenian Defense Ministry Artsrun Hovhannisyan said that Karen Ghazaryan does not serve and has never served in the army. Nevertheless, this did not prevent Azerbaijan from declaring Ghazaryan a "saboteur" and starting a trial.
The trial started on November 6 in Ganja. Ghazaryan is accused of a crime against life and health, a crime in the sphere of economic activity, a crime against public safety, a crime against the foundations of the constitutional system and security of the state, a crime against management.
The trial against Ghazaryan provoked indignation of Ghazaryan's relatives. In this regard, on November 17- 18, Ghazaryan's relatives, as well as his fellow villagers blocked the road, demanding that the authorities return Karen Ghazaryan from Azerbaijani captivity.
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