The Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) of Armenia received a call Saturday informing that the Azerbaijani armed forces had opened fire on a shepherd of the village of Kut in Gegharkunik Province when he was grazing small and large cattle in the village pasture. Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan wrote about this on his Facebook.
He added that the Azerbaijani military opened fire from the moment the animals approached the rivulet in the pasture and drank water; this is a permanent place for them to drink water. Moreover, the shepherd as well as the animals were in the sovereign territory of Armenia, whereas the Azerbaijani armed forces were in the part that they invaded the territory of Armenia.
The shooting lasted about 30 minutes in the direction of this shepherd living in Kut. The shepherd managed to escape on horseback, but his horse's leg was injured by the shooting.
As a result, the Azerbaijani military stole more than 80 cattle, and they shot and killed four others.
The fact that the Azerbaijani armed forces fired at the shepherd of Kut village on Saturday was also confirmed by the Ministry of Defense (MOD) of Armenia.
The firing stopped after the return fire of the Armenian armed forces. The MOD has noted this, too.
The Human Rights Defender records that these actions of the Azerbaijani armed forces are clearly criminal.
These actions, which grossly violate the rights of the border residents of Armenia, are connected with the policy of Armenophobia and enmity backed by the Azerbaijani authorities.