The first court session of two mercenary terrorists involved in the military aggression against Artsakh will take place on 4 May in the Kapan residence of the Syunik Regional Court of General Jurisdiction.

Arevik Khachatryan the head of the public relations department of the Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed this information to Iravaban.net.

Judge Napoleon Ohanyan will preside the court session.

According to the Investigative Committee,  a combination of assessed evidence obtained during a thorough, full and objective preliminary investigation of the criminal case established that Muharrab Muhammad al-Shkheri, Yousef Alabet al-Haji, not being citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan, not permanently residing in its territory, not being included in the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan, but being citizens of the Syrian Arab Republic, not being sent by the Syrian Arab Republic or any other state to perform official duties in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in exchange for material compensation, took part in an aggressive war unleashed by the military-political leadership of the Republic of Azerbaijan since 27 September, 2020. During it their actions were aimed at destroying civilians or causing grievous bodily harm to persons not directly involved in hostilities in the territory of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh during the armed conflict. At the same time the purpose of these actions, by their nature and essence, was to intimidate the civilian population, destabilizing the internal situation of the Artsakh Republic and the Republic of Armenia.

Citizens of the Syrian Arab Republic Muhrab Muhammad al-Shkheri and Yousef Alabet al-Haji have been charged with committing the above-mentioned crimes under the RA Criminal Code.

Article 217, Part 3, Clause 1 (Terrorism committed by an organized group).

Article 389 (International terrorism).

Article 34-390, Part 1, Clause 1 (Article 34: Attempt to commit a crime, Article 390, Part 1, Clause 1 – Serious breach of international humanitarian law during armed conflicts. – The following serious violations of international humanitarian norms during armed conflict against persons not immediately engaged in military actions or defenseless persons, the injured, ill, medical personnel or clergy, sanitary units or sanitary means of transportation, POWs, civilians, civil population, refugees, protected persons or other protected persons during military actions – murder)

Article 34-390, Part 3, Clause 1 (Article 34: Attempt to commit a crime, Article 390, Part 1, Clause 1 – The following actions, which are considered serious violations of international humanitarian law, causing serious damage to the physical or mental condition of a person or causing the death of a person during an armed conflict, attack on civilians or individual civilians)

And Part 3 of Article 395 (Mercenary – The participation of a mercenary in armed conflicts or military actions is punished with imprisonment for 3-7 years).