Azerbaijan reacted to the viral video of the torture of an Azeri soldier arrested in Armenia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan issued a statement after the video of the torture of an Azeri soldier arrested by Armenia went viral on social media.

Recently, a video of an Azeri soldier arrested in Armenia after accidentally crossing the border has gone viral on social media. In the video, it can be seen how the naked Azeri soldier is being subjected to the worst torture while the Armenian soldiers can be seen having fun.

After the video went viral, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan issued a statement. It states that a few days ago, Agshin Gabil Oglu Babirov, born in 2004, and Hossein Ahliman Oglu Akhundov, born in 2003, were killed by the Azerbaijani army in Shahbaz region of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, which is located on the border with Armenia. The missing soldiers, who had lost their direction. were captured by Armenia due to limited visibility due to poor weather conditions.

According to the statement, one of the videos circulating on social media showed incidents of physical violence and inhuman treatment of the arrested Hussain Ahlimanoglu Akhundov. Relevant international organizations were informed of the case, which is yet another example of ethnic violence in Armenia.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan stated that the torture of prisoners by Armenia violates the 1949 Geneva Conventions, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), and international human rights and humanitarian law. It is a serious violation of other international obligations arising from

According to the statement, the relevant international organizations should investigate the facts of the torture committed by Armenia against the prisoners of war and civilian prisoners of Azerbaijan, 3,890 missing Azerbaijanis in the last 30 years and make a proper evaluation.