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Armenian scout captured in Aghdam urges his country to put end to occupation - UPDATED - PHOTO

Armenian scout captured in Aghdam urges his country to put end to occupation - <span style="color: red;">UPDATED - <span style="color: red;">PHOTO

13 April 2015 09:59 (UTC +04:00)

Ganja. Azer Mammadli - APA. Ganja Court of Grave Crimes on Monday started the hearing on the case of the Armenian scout Bagdasaryan Arsen Edwardovich, who was captured by the Azerbaijani soldiers while attempting to crossed the Aghdam part of the contact line of troops on December 26, 2014.

Judge Elbey Allahverdiyev said the hearing would be held partly in secret, APA’s western bureau reported.

The Azerbaijani servicemen are attending the hearing as victims.

Bagdasaryan has been provided with two interpreters and a lawyer.

Public prosecutor Anar Mirkishiyev announced the bill of indictment.

In his speech, Bagdasaryan pleaded guilty.

He called on Armenia to put an end to the occupation, noting that Azerbaijani civilians were forcefully displaced from Karabakh and their homes, and two neighboring nations should coexist.

The Armenian scout did not complain about the treatment toward him in Azerbaijan.

The next hearing was scheduled for April 20.

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A. Bagdasaryan is being represented by lawyer Ramiz Abdullayev at the hearing chaired by judge Elbey Allahverdiyev, APA’s western bureau reports.

Professional serviceman Bagdasaryan Arsen Edwardovich, who is believed to be a member of an Armenian reconnaissance-sabotage group,was captured by the Azerbaijani soldiers while attempting to crossed the Aghdam part of the contact line of troops on December 26, 2014.

The Military Prosecutor’s Office launched a criminal case under the Criminal Code’s articles 29,120.2.7, 29,120.2.12 and 29,282.2.

The Military Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan told APA that the investigation into the fact discovered that senior sergeant A.E. Bagdasaryan who underwent special training in Armenia has served under contract as the first platoon commander of the reconnaissance detachment at military unit 49971 under an armed criminal formation located in the Azerbaijani district of Aghdere occupied by Armenian armed forces.

He was instructed by the commander of the military unit (he has been identified) to kill Azerbaijani citizens with the intention of national hostility and hatred, and to cross to the defense positions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces to place mines in order to cause explosions in the trenches with the purpose of damaging Azerbaijan’s defense capabilities. On this purpose, Bagdasaryan alongside other members of the criminal group (their names has been identified) crossed the contact line of troops in a secrete way at around 3:00 PM 26 Dec. 2014. They are convicted of placing 3 of the 7 Fugas antipersonnel mines he had in the trench paths frequently used by Azerbaijani soldiers. Thanks to the Azerbaijani soldiers' vigilance, Bagdasaryan was captured on his way back, and mines neutralized.

Necessary investigative measures were then taken, the knife and other items seized from Bagdasaryan as well as one of the mine placed in the ground and the place were two of the mines were neutralized by exploding inspected, forensic medical, complex forensic psychiatric and psychological, etc. examination conducted, witnesses questioned.

Bagdasaryan faced charges under the Criminal Code’s articles #218.2 (participation in criminal community), 29,120.2.1 (attempt to a deliberate murder by group of persons, on preliminary arrangement by group of persons, by organized group or criminal community), 29,120.2.7 (attempt to a deliberate murder of two or more persons), 29,120.2.12 (attempt to a deliberate murder on motive of national, racial, religious hatred or enmity), 29,282.2 (attempt to commitment of explosion, arson or other actions directed on destruction or damage of enterprises, constructions, means of communication, means of message and communication, objects of life-support of a population with a view of undermining defensibility and economic safety of the Azerbaijan Republic) and was sentenced to pretrial detention.

The Republican Military Prosecutor’s Office continues preliminary investigation of the case, legal actions will be taken depending on the results.