Armenia’s Prosecutor General Declared 30 Mercenaries Wanted
A criminal indictment of two mercenaries captured and deposed during last fall’s war has been sent to a court in the Syunik Province, where the defendants will face trial for their role in fighting alongside Azerbaijani forces in their aggressive war against Artsakh.
The two defendants, Muhrab Muhammad al-Shkheri and Yousef Alabet al-Hajji, were charged with war crimes, according Arevik Khachatryan, a spokesperson for Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s office, who told Armenpress on Tuesday that similar cases are pending against 30 other mercenaries, who were sent to the Karabakh conflict zone by Turkey.
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Mehrab Muhammad Al-Shkheir (left) and Yusuf Alaabet al-Hajji
Syrian mercenaries who were arrested by Armenia for fighting alongside Azerbaijani forces in the Karabakh war will not be exchanged in the prisoner swap with Azerbaijan, the investigation committee told Armenpress on Wednesday.
Syrian jihadists were recruited by Ankara and were paid to fight alongside Azerbaijani forces, some committed heinous crimes against Armenians in Artsakh.
Artsakh forces detained two such mercenaries, who were transported to Armenia and have been detained since last month.
“They [the mercenaries] are defendants and have been remanded into custody,” the committee’s spokesperson Rima Yeganyan told Armenpress.