ArmInfo. After the declared humanitarian truce on October 10, Azerbaijan began to force mercenaries from Syria to active hostilities in the Horadiz region. Senior Prosecutor of the Central Military Prosecutor's Office Arshak Martirosyan stated this at a press conference.
The military prosecutor noted that in order to conceal their nationality, the mercenaries were forced to wear the uniform of the Azerbaijani armed forces. On this fact, a criminal case was initiated under Article 389 of the RA Criminal Code. <This criminal case was initiated on the grounds of international terrorism.
A criminal case was also initiated on the fact of the aggressive war unleashed on September 27 by Azerbaijan against the Republic of Artsakh. In particular, a criminal case was initiated on the fact of unleashing and conducting an aggressive war, for violating international humanitarian norms, as well as for the recruitment and use of mercenaries, "Martirosyan stressed.
He also noted that another criminal case was initiated by the military prosecutor on the fact of shelling the territory of Armenia. In particular, the Gegharkunik and Syunik regions of Armenia were affected. As a result of the shelling of the AR armed forces, 8 Armenian settlements were damaged, material damage was inflicted on an especially large scale. Martirosyan said that another criminal case was initiated on the fact of the actions of the sabotage and
reconnaissance group in the Hadrut region. The houses of civilians were burned down by saboteurs, 4 civilians, including a mother and a son, were killed.