Azerbaijani president's aide urges Armenia to prosecute war criminals responsible for Barda bombing Fourth anniversary of injustice/VIDEO

Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev has emphasized Armenia's legal responsibilities as a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the prosecution of war criminals who committed crimes against innocent civilians of Azerbaijan.

He made the relevant statement in a post on his X account, marking the fourth anniversary of the bombing of the city of Barda by Armenian armed forces, Caliber.Az reports.

“4 years passed since bombing of Barda city and surrounding villages of Azerbaijan by Armenian armed forces with Smerch missiles loaded with cluster ammunitions. As a result of which around 30 innocent civilians killed, 100 more seriously wounded,” Hajiyev noted.

He added, “As a party to ICC, Republic of Armenia bears obligation and legal responsibility to bring to justice all war criminal who committed these and other heinous crimes against innocent civilians of Azerbaijan.”

4 years passed since bombing of Barda city and surrounding villages of Azerbaijan by Armenian armed forces with Smerch missiles loaded with cluster ammunitions. As a result of which around 30 innocent civilians killed, 100 more seriously wounded. As a party to ICC, Republic of… pic.twitter.com/tdQJ6xEIpJ

— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) October 27, 2024

Caliber.Az recalls that during the Second Karabakh War in 2020, Armenian troops subjected the Barda district and the city centre to rocket and artillery fire three times - on October 5, 8, 27 and 28, as well as November 7. As a result, 29 people were killed, 112 were injured, and significant damage was caused to civilian infrastructure and vehicles.

In total, during the Patriotic War, Armenia shelled not only Barda but also Ganja, Yevlakh, Beylagan, Tartar, Gabala, Goranboy, Aghjabadi, Khizi, and other cities and regions with ballistic missiles and other heavy artillery systems. As a result of these military aggressions, 93 civilians, including 12 children and 27 women, were killed as a result of the military aggression of Armenia. Another 454 people were injured. In addition, a total of 12,292 properties and 288 vehicles, as well as 1,018 farms, were damaged.

By Khagan Isayev