Baku, Azerbaijan, May 2. During the hearing at
the Baku Military Court on Friday, a document proving the
involvement of the accused Davit Ishkhanyan and his brother Grigory
Ishkhanyan in the shelling of a farm in the Garadaghli village of
the Khojavand district on June 27-28, 1991, and the killing of
Azerbaijani civilians, was examined, Trend reports.
In the process, Emil Balayan’s initial statement to the
investigation on June 28, 1991, was read out. In his statement,
Balayan clarified how they prepared for the attack on the farm in
the village of Garadaghli where Azerbaijanis lived, and who was
involved in the attack, and stated that the attackers, alongside
with him, included Balayan Emil Vartanovich, Avakyan Armin
Rodikovich, Gabrilyan Monik Aramovich, Ishkhanyan Araik Yegorovich,
Arapityan Armin Arzikovich, Ishkhanyan Davit Rubenovich, Kocharyan
Davit Maksimovich, Grigorian Andranik Karlenovic, Ishkhanyan
Grigori Rubenovich, Kocharyan Aras Maksimovich, Sevumyan Vrenik
Karlenovic. “All of these were led by Valodiya Khachaturyan,” he
added.
D. Ishkhanyan, while responding to questions from state
prosecutors, claimed that he and his brother, Grigory Ishkhanyan,
were not involved in the Garadaghli events.
The trial for Armenian nationals accused of various crimes,
including war crimes, terrorism, aggressive war preparation,
genocide, violations of war laws, and financing terrorism,
continues. The next court hearing is scheduled for May 5.
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