YEREVAN. –  Against Legal Arbitrariness NGO will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in connection with the torture suffered by the Armenian citizen Mamikon Khojoyan during his stay in Azerbaijani captivity.

Executive director of the organization, the first Armenian Ombudsman Larisa Alaverdyan said they have results of forensic examination and are working with the Prosecutor General.

However, Mrs. Alaverdyan did not provide the details of the examination, recalling the need to protect the former captive from public attention.

“He fell into the hands of sadists. But the second case (that of Arsen Khojoyan) showed there are clear-headed people in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani society was mocking the idea of presenting Mamikon as a saboteur, for which I am grateful to the Azerbaijani public,” Alaverdyan said.

Elderly resident of the Armenian village of Verin Karmiraghbyur Mamikon Khojoyan appeared on the Azerbaijani side on January 28. An old man is suffering from mental disorders. Despite the obvious mental problems, Azerbaijani side tried to present him as “a guide of sabotage group” and held in captivity for over a month.