Azerbaijanis Assault Captured Resident of Machkalashen Village

Gegam Stepanyan, the Human Rights Defender of Artsakh, posted on his Facebook page: “As I reported earlier, with the intervention of the Russian peacekeeping forces, a captured resident of Machkalashen village in the Martuni region of the Republic of Artsakh has been handed over to the Armenian side. Following a medical examination, it has been revealed that he was subjected to beating and inhumane treatment by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, resulting in preliminary injuries to his right leg. His clothes were torn. The citizen is now at his home in the village.

The Azerbaijani side continues its aggressive behavior, seizing every opportunity to torture and humiliate the citizens under its control. I call the attention of international organizations and the law enforcement bodies of the Republic of Artsakh to this incident.”