Azerbaijan detains suspected Khojaly genocide culprit

The terrorist acts and other heinous crimes committed by illegal Armenian armed groups on the Azerbaijani territory are being investigated.

In particular, an investigation is underway into the information provided by Madat Babayan in connection with the Khojaly genocide, the Azerbaijani State Security Service told Caliber.Az.

According to the State Security Service, Babayan, suspected of committing terrorist acts as part of illegal armed groups, was detained and disarmed in Gozlukorpu village of the Kalbajar district, during Azerbaijan’s local anti-terrorist measures in September 2023.

In his testimony, Babayan said that he was involved in the Khojaly genocide in February 1992.