The Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan continues to take necessary measures to expose the aggressive nature of the Republic of Armenia, which has supported terrorism at the state level and turned terrorism into one of the main tools of its aggressive policy. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, as a continuation of these measures, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan conducted an investigation into the crimes committed by Martoyan Armen Hamletovich (Samvel) and others, the leader of the group "Union of Crimean Volunteers".
Martoyan Armen Hamletovich (nicknamed Samvel), a citizen of the Russian Federation, the leader of the "Crimean Volunteers Association" mentioned in the investigation, and other members of the group met in October 2020 in Armenia and the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, as well as the so-called "Nagorno-Karabakh". to enter into criminal relations by meeting with the leaders of the regime and discussing their participation in hostilities, to enter the city of Khankendi and other occupied settlements illegally crossing the internationally recognized state border of the Republic of Azerbaijan without proper documents and outside the checkpoints of the state border, ie Armenia , Was used by the Armenian leadership as a mercenary against the civilians of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the armed forces engaged in anti-terrorist operations. In addition, members of the criminal group, using ammunition and military equipment, opened fire with special cruelty and general danger, with the intention of national hostility, committed numerous crimes against civilians who did not take part in hostilities, explosions and fires that threatened socially dangerous consequences. or participating in terrorist activities against the citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan by committing other acts.
The Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan instituted criminal proceedings under Articles 100.2 (aggressive warfare), 120.2.1 (premeditated murder by a criminal organization), 318.2 (illegal crossing of the state border of the Republic of Azerbaijan) and other articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The investigation was initiated by the Prosecutor General's Office. The Prosecutor General's Office is currently preparing a request for legal assistance to the relevant government agencies of the Russian Federation in connection with the case. The Prosecutor General's Office states that all possible measures will be taken to bring the perpetrators of these and other crimes to justice in accordance with international law.
