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Kidnapped Armenian soldiers sentenced to over 11 years in prison in Azerbaijan
A court in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan, on Friday handed jail terms to two kidnapped Armenian soldiers in a sham trial.
According to local media reports, the Azeri court sentenced the Armenian soldiers to 11 years and 6 months in prison on fabricated charges of illegal border crossing and conspiracy.
The servicemen, Harutyun Hovagimyan and Karen Ghazaryan, were ambushed and kidnapped by Azeri troops after delivering provisions to an Armenian army outpost on May 26. Baku reported their capture and falsely accused them of “illegally crossing into Azerbaijan and committing grave crimes.”
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