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Captured Azerbaijani soldierâ€™s willingly passing to Armenian side is untrue

26 December 2006 12:12 (UTC +04:00)

The commission noted that the necessary information was given to ICRC about the case. The officer of Defense Ministry press service Ilgar Verdiyev told the APA that Samir Mammadov was drafted from Barda Military Registration department. How he was captured will be defined after his release. The members of the soldierâ€™s family told APA Karabakh bureau that junior sergeant Samir Mammadovâ€™s health was normal. Mammadov came their home 10 days ago, collected necessary documents for military trainings in Baku and returned back to the military unit. The servicemen told his family that the soldier left the military unit without permission. According to the information of APA Karabakh bureau the soldier was captured 15km away from the military unit, in a neutral area. Understanding that he had passed to the neutral zone, he tried to hide. But Armenians did not let it and captured the soldier. It is not right the soldier passed to the opposite side voluntarily.
It should be noted that Mammadov was captured in Gazakh-Ijevan border. The soldier did not have any arms. /APA/