Earlier it was reported that numerous criminal cases were initiated by the competent authorities of the RA and the Republic of Artsakh regarding the aggressive war unleashed from 27.09.2020, in violation of the requirements of a number of international treaties by the military-political leadership of the Republic of Azerbaijan against the RA and the Republic of Artsakh, and the cases of the use of prohibited methods of warfare as well as systematic, deliberate, purposeful infliction of human and property losses.

 

In addition to the aforementioned, the military-political leadership of the Republic of Azerbaijan, not taking into account numerous international conventions and treaties related to the fight against terrorism, not fulfilling the obligations of ceasefire agreements, continued to use mercenaries who are members of various terrorist groups. The latter carried out international terrorism, continued killing of people, destruction of buildings, structures, roads, means of communication, or other properties, which were accompanied by the use of grenade launchers, UAVs, drones, targeting a number of settlements of the RA and the  Republic of Artsakh.

 

During the hostilities in the Republic of Artsakh, by the soldiers of the Defense Army of the Republic of Artsakh on 29.10.2020  was found out a mercenary - a member of the 23rd Detachment of Abu Hussein  of Abu Hamshein Group, a resident of the Syrian city of Hamma, Mhrab Muhammad Al Shkher /born on 05.03.1975/, who was transferred from the terrorist camp located in the north of Syria to the Republic of Azerbaijan by Turkey on 19.10.2020.

 

On 31.10.2020 Mhrab Muhammad Al Shkher was detained on the suspicion of committing crimes under Art. 389,  Point 1 of Part 1 of Art. 390, Point 1 and Point 2 of Part 3 of Art. 390 and Part 3 of Art. 395 of the RA Criminal Code within the framework of the criminal case investigated regarding the aggressive war unleashed by the military-political leadership of the Republic of Azerbaijan against the Republic of Artsakh with the use of beforehand recruited mercenaries, commission an act of aggression, serious violations of international humanitarian law during an armed conflict, giving a criminal order, as well as commission of international terrorism.

 

 

One civilian killed, two wounded in missile attack on Davit Bek community as a result of aggression against the RA by the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan

 

The military-political leadership of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in violation of requirements of trilateral agreement /entered into force on May 12, 1994/, the UN Charter, the Geneva Convention on the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, and other conventions, as well as the relevant norms of customary international humanitarian law, continues to wage an aggressive war against the RA on the grounds of national hatred by using prohibited means and methods of warfare, endangering the lives of many, deliberately killing two or more people, and deliberately destroying property by means of an explosion.

 

Within that framework, the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan continue to deliberately target settlements and civilians in the territory of the Republic of Armenia.

 

On November 2, 2020, at around 18:10, the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan with large-caliber missile and artillery complex, reactive volley-fire systems, and weapons prohibited by international conventions again launched intensive strikes on the settlement of Davit Bek /Kapan community of the Republic of Armenia/, residents, civilians, and infrastructures of the community. As a result of which many residential houses were destroyed and damaged. It should be emphasized that no military facility is located in the mentioned settlement.

 

 As a result of the missile and artillery attack two women living in Davit Bek settlement received shrapnel wounds, and Davit Hovhannisyan (born in 1976), a resident of Kapan community, died.

 

 

The latter was busy with his daily affairs, was in civilian clothes, and driving his car.

 

 

 

Regarding the mentioned fact in the RA Military Prosecutor's Office a criminal case was initiated under Part 2 of Art. 384,  Point 1 of Part 1 of Art. 390, Point 1 and Point 2 of Part 3 of Art. 390 of the RA Criminal Code.