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2021-05-25 10:18:00
The Armenian Foreign Ministry issued the following statement today.
We strongly condemn the official Baku’s criminal prosecution against Lyudvik Mkrtchyan and Alyosha Khosrovyan, who were captured during the recent aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh.
Under international humanitarian law, in particular the Geneva Conventions, the latter are considered prisoners of war and should have been immediately released after the end of hostilities. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan has filed sham criminal cases against them, thus openly violating both the norms of international humanitarian law and its obligations under the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020.
Despite numerous calls of the international community, Azerbaijan continues to use Armenian prisoners of war as political hostages and continues the policy of torture and psychological pressure on them.