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Armenia has opened another criminal case over an incident in the Shaki settlement of Sisian community, Syunik Province.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports, citing the Armenian Prosecutor General’s Office, that the new case was opened under Article 469, Part 1, concerning illegal crossing of the state border, and Article 340, Part 1, concerning firearms smuggling. The proceedings have been joined to the main criminal case previously opened in connection with the incident.
The case concerns Azerbaijani citizen and serviceman Nasimi Musayev.
The Prosecutor General’s Office says a criminal case was initially opened under three articles over the incident in Shaki on October 1. They concern causing grievous bodily harm with a weapon, illegal circulation of firearms and violation of the inviolability of a residence.
On October 2, separate proceedings were launched over the same incident on charges of illegal crossing of the state border and firearms smuggling. The prosecutor’s office said those proceedings were joined to the main case.
How did the incident happen?
According to information released by Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office, at around 2 p.m. on October 1, Nasimi Musayev entered a house at 20 Sixth Street in the Shaki settlement.
The agency said he opened fire after being discovered inside the house. A woman identified as A.A., born in 1987, was injured.
After the incident, the Azerbaijani citizen reportedly left the area and was later found at a house at No. 26 on the same street. The Armenian side said he was detained at 3:30 p.m. on October 1 and handed over to an investigative authority.
Injured woman’s condition reported
According to the Armenian side, the injured woman was first taken to the Sisian Medical Center and then transferred to Yerevan after receiving medical assistance.
It was also reported that the woman’s two children, born in 2011 and 2014, sought medical assistance after the incident. The prosecutor’s office said the child born in 2014 had a soft-tissue injury, while the child born in 2011 had a fracture of the right wrist.
The Armenian outlet News-Armenia, citing the Prosecutor General’s Office, reported that the woman was in stable condition and her life was not in danger.
Azerbaijan provided information on September 29
An earlier statement by Armenia’s National Security Service said that on September 29, Azerbaijan’s State Security Service informed its Armenian counterpart that a serviceman from one of Azerbaijan’s military units had left his post under unknown circumstances and that an illegal crossing into Armenian territory could not be ruled out.
The relevant agencies of Azerbaijan and Armenia then reportedly conducted joint search operations.
According to Armenia’s National Security Service, a report was received by the 112 emergency service at 2:15 p.m. on October 1 that an Armenian citizen had sustained a gunshot wound to the leg in Shaki. Police officers were dispatched to the scene, and the person who fired the weapon was later identified as an Azerbaijani serviceman.
Criminal case also opened in Azerbaijan
Reports citing information from Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General’s Office said that a search for Nasimi Musayev began after he was found absent from his place of service on September 26.
Relevant units of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Emergency Situations took part in the search, while the Military Prosecutor’s Office investigated the circumstances of the incident.
The investigation reportedly identified reasonable suspicions that the serviceman had left his military unit without authorization, prompting the opening of a criminal case by the Investigative Department of the Military Prosecutor’s Office. Subsequent measures established that Musayev was in Armenian territory and had been detained there.
According to the Azerbaijani side, the necessary contacts with Armenia are being maintained to establish all the circumstances of the incident.
Investigation continues
Reports say Nasimi Musayev is currently facing prosecution in Armenia under a total of five articles. They concern illegal crossing of the state border, firearms smuggling, illegal circulation of firearms, violation of the inviolability of a residence and causing grievous bodily harm with a weapon.
It was also reported that Armenia’s Investigative Committee had petitioned a court to order Musayev’s pretrial detention.
The charges of illegal border crossing and firearms smuggling in the new case are based on a statement by Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office. A final legal assessment will depend on the outcome of the court proceedings.
