ARMENIANS DETAINED FOR SPYING FOR AZERBAIJAN
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Prosecutor General’s office has charged three with spying
YEREVAN (News.am)-Armenia’s Prosecutor General confirmed that three
Armenians have been detained for allegedly spying for Azerbaijan and
have been charged with high treason. Another three have been accused
of having knowledge and not reporting the alleged collaboration with
Azeri intelligence service.
The Prosecutor General’s office reported K. Mehrabyan, R. Matevosyan
and A. Chtrkyan allegedly were recruited by officers of Azerbaijan’s
intelligence service during a visit to Turkey.
The three were asked to collaborate with Azeri intelligence services
in exchange for payment. The prosecutor’s office reported that the
three were asked to provide information about the armed forces of
Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
The prosecutor’s office also reported that Armenian citizens K.
Petrosyan, A. Avetikyan, and D. Avetikyan were aware that K. Mehrabyan
allegedly had agreed to find the required information and transfer
it to Azerbaijani officers in exchange for payment. The three did not
inform Armenian law enforcement about the latter’s alleged collusion.
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