ArmInfo. I want to draw attention to the fact that citizen of RA Karen Ghazaryan is not in captivity of Azerbaijan, he is arrested, these are two very big differences. Armenian Minister of Justice Artak Zeynalyan stated this from the parliamentary rostrum on March 6, appealing to the parliamentarians with a request to "correct" the terminology in this matter.He noted that different legal norms apply to prisoners and prisoners.
The Minister also stated that representatives of Karen Ghazaryan filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights, and now this complaint is being considered. "Armenia will be informed about how this investigation is proceeding and will be the third party in this matter. In addition, the Armenian government makes all possible diplomatic and humanitarian efforts in order to ensure the security of Ghazaryan's life and return him to his homeland. Also from Baku Ghazaryan's exchange proposal has been received, but there are no Azerbaijani citizens in Armenia who are in the same situation, therefore we cannot exchange. We believe that Karen was illegally arrested and we make every effort to return him to Armenia. " aklyuchil Zeynalyan.Note that.
Karen Ghazaryan, a resident of the Tavush village of Berdavan, was charged with attempting to commit a terrorist act in the territory of Azerbaijan. On February 27, the Ganja Court of Grave Crimes sentenced Ghazaryan to 20 years in prison in a penal institution. Ghazaryan was accused under the following articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan: "Crimes against life and health" (120-143) - 120.2.12; 120.2.7; 120.2.11; 120.2.5;120.2.1; "Crimes in the sphere of economic activity" (190-213)- 206.3.2; "Crimes against public safety" (214-233)- 214.2.1; 228.1; 214-3.1; 214.2.3; "Crimes against the foundations of the constitutional system and the security of the state" (274-285) - 282.1; 276; "Crimes against the order of control" (315-326) - 318.2. Recall that July 15, Karen Ghazaryan was on the territory of Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani side declared "preventing attempts of sabotage penetration", as well as the capture of a soldier Karen Ghazaryan (b. 1984). A spokesman for the Armenian Defense Ministry Artsrun Hovhannisyan officially announced that Karen Ghazaryan does not serve and has never served in the army. However, this did not prevent Azerbaijan from declaring Ghazaryan a "saboteur" and starting a trial. The trial of Kazaryan started on November 6, 2018 in Ganja.