PRIVATE SOLDIER OF ARMY OF AZERBAIJAN PASSES ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANI BORDER ON PURPOSE
Noyan Tapan
March 12, 2008
YEREVAN, MARCH 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Yahub Alaverdi-ogli Mukhtarov,
a citizen and a private soldier of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
purposefully passed the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in the border
part of the Kolagir village of the Tavush region at about 19:00 on
March 9. This information was provided to Noyan Tapan by the Press
Service of the RA Ministry of Defence.
According to the evidence given by Y. Mukhtarov, he turned to the
commander of his platoon for a regular time on March 9 with a request
to be moved to the first-aid post because of illness. Receiving a
refusal he tried to turn to the commander of the brigade, however, he
was submitted to a severe beating. Leaving the weapon on the martial
fulcra, Y. Mukhtarov took to flight, passing the Armenian-Azerbaijani
border.
Numerous traces of old scars and severe beating are observed on the
body of Y. Mukhtarov, which, according to him, are the result of
non-regulations relations with officers.
Y. Mukhtarov was born on April 29, 1988, he lives in House 116,
Khoiski street, town of Sheki, he has secondary incomplete professional
education (he graduated from the traffic technical college).