She said that the issue of liberation of Azerbaijani hostages is not a simple one and can be resolved only after the European Court`s decision regarding the violation of the European Convention on Human Rights by Armenia and Russia.
During an operation in the Shaplar village of Azerbaijan’s occupied Kalbajar district on July 11, 2014 the Armenian forces killed an Azerbaijani, Hasan Hasanov, and detained two other Azerbaijanis, Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilgam Asgarov. A criminal case was filed against them.
Afterwards, the so-called court in Nagorno-Karabakh sentenced Asgarov to life imprisonment and Guliyev to 22 years in prison.
The session of the “appellate court” on the “case” of Azerbaijani hostages Dilgam Asgarov and Shahbaz Guliyev is being held Feb.26.
Aurelia said that in the issue regarding Guliyev and Asgarov, Armenia and Russia had violated Article 3, 5, 6, 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
“These are violations of the fundamental right to liberty and security of person, violation of the right to a fair trial,” she said. “Appeal to the European Court of Justice had to be taken immediately regarding the illegal arrest and now, after the “resolution” of the “appellate court.”
Dilgam Asgarov, an ethnic Azerbaijani, is a citizen of Russia.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answering the question about the fate of Dilgam Asgarov at the traditional press conference said that Russia would discuss the issue with Armenia.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council`s four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
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