Baku court reveals grisly Armenian crimes targeting Azerbaijanis in early 1990s Bus ambushes, murders, mass shootings

On September 12, the Baku Military Court continued the presentation of documents in the criminal case against Armenian citizens.

According to AZERTAC, one of the documents concerned an attack on a bus on the Khodjavend–Garadaghly road on January 12, 1991. 

The bus, driven by Khodjavend resident Rahimov Kamal and carrying 25–30 villagers from Khodjavend, was fired upon by Armenians with various firearms at the 6th kilometre of the Khojavend–Kish–Garadaghli road.

A second document related to the murder of Nazarova Farana on January 28, 1991. She was shot in the village of Khojavend, Khojavend District.

Another document contained information about the wounding of a resident, seventh-grade pupil Mammadov Azer, on January 29, 1991, while he was playing outside with friends. Mammadov sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

A further document stated that on February 15, 1991, Nabiyev Jamal, travelling along a mountain road from his village, Bash Gishlag in the Goranboy District, to the village of Sarisu in the Khanlar District (now Goygol), came under fire from automatic and other firearms on a mountain pass near the village of Buzlug, resulting in his death.

Another document concerned an attack on a bus on February 24, 1991, at the 99th kilometre of the Yevlakh–Lachin highway, in the eastern part of Khankendi city.

Unknown assailants used explosive devices and automatic weapons to target the passenger bus, driven by Z.Ch. Aliyev of the Shusha Transport Enterprise. Several civilians sustained injuries of varying severity, and the vehicle was rendered unusable.

In addition, a document was presented regarding the murder of Muradov Gorxmaz, an officer of the Aghdam District Police Department. On February 25, 1991, he was taken hostage by Armenians and was shot dead two days later in the village of Hajili in Khojavend District.

The trial in Baku continues against Armenian citizens accused of crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes, including the preparation and conduct of aggressive war, genocide, violation of the laws and customs of war, terrorism, financing of terrorism, violent seizure and retention of power, and numerous other offences.

By Aghakazim Guliyev