Armenia servicemen on charge who were on combat duty on November 16 are arrested

 News.am 
Dec 30 2021

YEREVAN. – The Investigative Committee of Armenia continues the investigation of the criminal case opened into the Azerbaijani army carrying out an act of aggression against three Armenian military positions located in the Kilisali-border line Ishkhanasar section of Syunik Province on November 16, violating the norms of international humanitarian law, as well as violating the rules of combat duty or service, along the lines of which two senior officers and two observers of two Armenian combat positions were charged with criminal offenses and remanded in custody, according to the Investigative Committee.

The aforesaid investigation has found out that Captain A. Kh. had violated the law on the approval of the internal service code of the Armenian Armed Forces, the charter on the organization and implementation of combat duty, and the combat charter of the Armed Forces, as his actions had serious consequences.

Captain A. Kh., among several other Armenian servicemen, was returned from Azerbaijan to Armenia Wednesday. A criminal charge has been brought against him, and he has been remanded in custody.

The investigation continues.