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Zhoghovurd: Azerbaijani serviceman who crossed into Armenia said he did not intend to harm anyone

Azerbaijani Army serviceman Nasimi Musayev

13 October 2026 11:23 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijani Army serviceman Nasimi Musayev, who crossed the border into Armenia, said during questioning that he did not intend to harm anyone, stated in the information obtained by Armenia’s Zhoghovurd newspaper regarding the interrogation, APA reports.

According to the publication, Nasimi Musayev said during questioning that he had no intention of harming anyone when he entered the house. He said that he had repeatedly asked the female homeowner to let him go, but that the woman grabbed his weapon, forcing him to fire.

In his written testimony, the Azerbaijani serviceman also said that after the incident, the woman and her family members attacked him, wounded him with a knife, and beat him.

It should be noted that according to information released by the Press Service of the Prosecutor General’s Office, reports had emerged that Nasimi Rasim Musayev, who was serving compulsory active military service in one of the military units located in the direction of Azerbaijan’s Lachin district, had gone missing. It was reported that on September 26, 2026, a search for Nasimi Musayev was launched after it was established that he was absent from his place of service and his whereabouts could not be determined, and the relevant forces of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Emergency Situations carried out the necessary search measures. In order to investigate the circumstances of the incident, a relevant inquiry was conducted by the Military Prosecutor’s Office, and as a result of the investigation, reasonable suspicions were established that Nasimi Musayev had left the military unit without authorization. By decision of an Armenian court, Nasimi Musayev was arrested.