The probe into the case of genocide committed by Azerbaijan against the Armenian population of Artsakh continues, the Investigative Committee of Armenia said in response to a written request from Sputnik Armenia.
The respective criminal proceedings were initiated at the Investigative Committee of Armenia on September 20, 2023, after the Azerbaijani aggression.
The criminal proceedings were conducted in connection with information publicized in the mass media about the complete or partial physical destruction of the peaceful Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh, held under the blockade, on the grounds of their national, ethnic, racial, or religious affiliation, causing serious harm to their health, and creating conditions of life aimed at this. Criminal proceedings were initiated at the Investigative Committee of Armenia under Section 1 of Article 133 of the Criminal Code of Armenia: genocide.
In particular, this concerns Azerbaijan’s closure of the Lachin corridor, the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, the resulting impossibility of humanitarian and passenger transportation, the cessation of natural gas and electricity supplies, as well as the latest aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan on September 19, 2024 which has the goal of Armenian ethnic cleansing and genocide.
