Conducting the investigation of crimes against peace and humanity, as well as war, terrorist and other crimes committed against the people of Azerbaijan, giving them a legal assessment, identifying the persons who participated in the organization and commission of those crimes and bringing them to criminal responsibility according to the legislation, as well as the facts of gross violations of international law norms On December 18, 2003, a joint investigative-operational group was established by the joint order of the Prosecutor General, the Ministers of Internal Affairs and National Security in order to file relevant petitions before international organizations.

From May 5, 2005, the investigation of that criminal case was entrusted to the Deputy Prosecutor General, Military Prosecutor, Lieutenant General of Justice Khanlar Valiyev, who was in charge of the preliminary investigation on his own initiative.

This was told to APA by Firad Aliyev, senior assistant of the Republican Military Prosecutor, head of the press service of the Military Prosecutor's Office.

F. Aliyev said that from now on, unlike previous years, the preliminary investigation of the criminal case will be in full accordance with the international agreements, international legal norms, as well as the requirements of the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, based on the unified investigative and operational plan of the criminal case. was carried out on the merits of each of the criminal incidents that occurred.

According to Article 103 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the criminal case against peace and humanity, as well as war and other crimes - Khojaly, Garadaghly, Baganis-Ayrim, Meshali, Karkijahan genocides, torture against prisoners and hostages, terrorist crimes and other episodes. (Genocide), 107 (Deportation or forced transfer of population), 113 (Torture),

Since they have been proven to have committed crimes under articles 115 (violation of the laws and customs of war), 116 (violation of international humanitarian law during an armed conflict), 120 (intentional murder), 214 (terrorism) and other articles, they should be charged with various articles. decisions have been made.

According to the court decisions, preventive measures of arrest were chosen for them, and the documents were sent to the National Bureau of Interpol in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the General Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ensure their search.

decisions have been made to involve them as accused persons with various articles.

According to the court decisions, preventive measures of arrest were chosen for them, and the documents were sent to the National Bureau of Interpol in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the General Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ensure their search.

decisions have been made to involve them as accused persons with various articles.

According to the court decisions, preventive measures of arrest were chosen for them, and the documents were sent to the National Bureau of Interpol in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the General Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ensure their search.

"In the conducted investigation, it was determined that the members of the Armenian armed forces during the period from February 14 to the 17th of 1992, 9 of the residents of Garadaghli village of Khojavend region were minors, 10 were women, and 14 were over 60 years old. They deprived 67 people of their lives by intentionally killing them, inflicting various bodily injuries on 2 people and seriously harming their health, and took 49 people hostage.

At the same time, residential buildings and state facilities were looted and burned.

In addition to the above, 941 residents of the village of 1,008 people of Azerbaijani nationality were forcibly evicted from their legal residences without the grounds established by international legal norms and the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

During the investigation of the criminal case, 12 persons, who were proven to have committed crimes against peace and humanity specifically in the Garadagli episode, were brought into custody under Article 103 (Genocide) and other articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and were placed on an international search with a pretrial detention order based on court decisions. .

At present, comprehensive investigative and operational measures are being continued," Firad Aliyev stressed.