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Vagif Khachatryan, detained in the territory of Azerbaijan, will soon be brought to court, Azernews reports, citing the Azerbaijan Military Prosecutor's Office Emil Tagiyev telling at the briefing over Missing Persons.

It is worth noting that Vagif Khachatryan committed a mass massacre against Azerbaijanis in Meshali village of Khojaly district on December 22, 1991, as part of the Armenian military units.

During the massacre, 25 Azerbaijanis were killed, 14 people were injured, and 358 Azerbaijanis were displaced. Due to the fact that sufficient reasonable suspicions arose regarding the criminal case, it was decided to involve Vagif Khachatryan as an accused person under articles 103 (massacre) and 107 (deportation or forced movement of the population) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. However, due to the fact that his whereabouts were unknown to the investigation, on November 12, 2013, an international arrest warrant was applied by the court's decision.

As a result of the conducted search measures, on July 29, 2023, Khachatryan was detained by the military personnel of the State Border Service at the Lachin border crossing point of the Azerbaijan-Armenia state border. He was trying to go to the Republic of Armenia for treatment through the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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