The trial of the Azeri raiders must take place in Nagorno-Karabakh as the crime was committed there. As far as Armenia is concerned, it may just provide support in the matter, former Human Rights Defender of Armenia Larisa Alaverdyan told journalists on Wednesday.
She believes that as far as human rights are concerned, it would be better if ICRC representatives met with the raiders. "If Azerbaijan refuses to bear responsibility for them, they cannot be regarded as POWs. They crossed the border of a state and committed a crime in its territory, so, they must be tried according to the local laws," Alaverdyan said, noting that according to Nagorno-Karabakh's laws, such criminals may face life in jail.
She urged mass media and social networks not to criticize Nagorno-Karabakh's army as the contact line between Nagorno- Karabakh and Azerbaijan does not have either a wall or even a barbed wire to divide the sides.
Last week Nagorno-Karabakh's troops prevented an Azeri raid on Karvachar. Some of the raiders were killed, two - Gulin Shahbaz Jalaloglu and Dilhan Gardashhan - were detained and are now facing criminal charges.