Criminal case opened against Azerbaijani soldier who crossed border with Armenia
February 29 2024, 12:10
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The Investigative Committee of Armenia reported the detention of Azerbaijani soldier Ruslan Penakhov.
As reported earlier, on January 28, at around 05:15 a.m., a serviceman of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces armed with an AKM assault rifle and a magazine case crossed the Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line at the border section of the village of Tegh, Syunik region.
A criminal case has been launched on charges of attempted sabotage, attempted murder in a way dangerous to other people’s lives, as well as attempted murder motivated by national, religious hatred, intolerance, and enmity; illegally carrying and transporting firearms and ammunition; smuggling firearms and ammunition; and illegally crossing the state border of Armenia.
All the circumstances of the case are to be determined.