As we had earlier reported, one of the residents of the Machkalashen community in the Martuni district of Artsakh, born in 1989, had ended up in territory under the control of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces while searching for lost livestock.
The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Artsakh, Gegham Stepanyan, wrote on his Facebook page that the resident of Machkalashen, who was transferred to the Armenian side through the intervention of the Russian peacekeeping forces, was subjected to beatings and inhuman treatment by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, as a result of which, according to preliminary data, his right leg was injured.
“The medical examination conducted has revealed that he was subjected to beatings and inhuman treatment by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, as a result of which, according to preliminary data, his right leg was injured. His clothes were torn.
The citizen is now at his home in the village.
The Azerbaijani side continues its aggressive posture, not missing the opportunity to torture and humiliate citizens who have fallen under their control.
I am drawing the attention of international organisations and the law enforcement bodies of the Republic of Artsakh to the incident,” Stepanyan wrote.
