Tuesday, July 14 2020 12:59

IC of Armenia instituted criminal proceedings on the fact of shelling  on Armenian-Azerbaijani border  

IC of Armenia instituted criminal proceedings on the fact of shelling  on Armenian-Azerbaijani border  

ArmInfo. A criminal case has been opened in the Investigative Committee (IC) of Armenia on the fact of shelling of the Tavush branch of the State Border Service of the Police of Armenia.

This was reported by the press service of the IC.   According to the source, on July 13 at 9:20 am in order to  intentionally kill two or more people, and to intentionally destroy  property in the direction of a guard post near the Tavush reservoir  shots were fired by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. As a result, two  policemen of the Tavush police department of the Police of Armenia  were injured.

A criminal case has been instituted in the Investigative Committee of  Armenia on 34-104 (Attempted murder - Ed. note) and 185 (Intentional  destruction or damage to property - Ed. note) articles of the  Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.

Another criminal case was opened in the IC of Armenia on the fact of  shelling of the village of Chinari in the Tavush region of Armenia by  the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. According to the source, on June 13 at  3:10 pm in order to intentionally kill people and deliberately  destroy property, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces fired on the house of  one of the residents of the village of Chinari. As a result, the  house was damaged, and a resident of this house and his family took  refuge in a shelter, as a result of which the crime was not brought  to an end.

A criminal case has been instituted in the Investigative Committee of  Armenia on 34-104 (Attempted murder - Ed. note) and 185 (Intentional  destruction or damage to property - Ed. note) articles of the  Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.

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