Artsakh Human Rights Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan visited on Monday Norayr Mirzoyan, the Artsakh resident who had thrown an explosive device at the Azerbaijani checkpoint on the Stepanakert-Berdzor road near Shushi on Saturday. As Stepanyan reported, Mirzoyan is at a medical institution and receives the necessary treatment. In Stepanyan’s words, he has also met with family members of Mirzoyan. 

“At the request of his relatives, I call on all to stop publicizing information about the private and family life of Mirzoyan and ensure that with those actions you would rather harm Norayr and cause unnecessary disturbances to his family ,” Stepanyan wrote. He next informed that within his capacity of the Human Rights Ombudsman he undertakes the necessary measures for the proper protection of Mirzoyan’s rights and warns against imprudent and voluntary actions. 

To remind, the Artsakh National Security Service reported on Saturday that an unknown man threw an explosive device at the Azerbaijani checkpoint on the Stepanakert-Berdzor road near Shushi in response to provocative actions of Azerbaijani servicemen. The man was later identified as the brother of the 22-year-old Artsakh citizen killed by Azerbaijani forces on November 8.