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Azerbaijani hostage Shahbaz Guliyev taken from Yerevan to Shusha [UPDATE]

18 October 2017 14:57 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijani hostage Shahbaz Guliyev taken from Yerevan to Shusha [UPDATE]

By Rashid Shirinov

An Azerbaijani citizen Shahbaz Guliyev, who was taken hostage by the Armenian militaries in the occupied Azerbaijani Kalbajar region in 2014, has been transferred from Yerevan, where he underwent medical examination in August, to Shusha.

Relevant international organizations provided the information for Azerbaijan’s State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons, the Commission reported on October 18.

The information says that no problems were detected in Guliyev’s health, and he was taken back to Shusha on October 16.

Shahbaz Guliyev together with another Azerbaijani Dilgam Asgarov is kept hostage by Armenian militaries in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan for more than three years. They were detained by the Armenian armed forces in July 2014 while visiting their native places and graves of loved ones in the occupied Azerbaijani Kalbajar region. Moreover, Armenian forces killed the third Azerbaijani, Hasan Hasanov.

Later, Guliyev and Asgarov were judged illegally by the unrecognized courts of a separatist regime in occupied Nagorno-Karabakh. Following an expedited “judicial process” in December 2015, Asgarov was sentenced to life imprisonment and Guliyev to 22 years. Attempts of Azerbaijan to provide justice and to free the hostages are still unsuccessful.

Azerbaijan’s State Committee on Affairs of Refugees and IDPs, the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons and other agencies have repeatedly urged international organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, to assist in release of Guliyev and Asgarov, whilst the problem remains topical yet.

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Rashid Shirinov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @RashidShirinov

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