The Azerbaijani authorities, after contemplating for a long time, have decided to detain Armenian citizen Arsen Baghdasaryan, who is under Azerbaijan captivity since December of last year.

Baghdasaryan has been charged with sabotage, APA news agency of Azerbaijan reported citing the Military Prosecutor’s Office of the country.

The Azerbaijanis allege that Bagdasaryan is a military sergeant who underwent special training, and that he was instructed to enter Azerbaijan and place mines in the trenches.

The Military Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan claims that the “Armenian reconnaissance-sabotage group” had placed three of the seven Fugas-type antipersonnel mines in the trenches.

Accordingly, Arsen Baghdasaryan has been charged with being a part of a criminal group, premeditated attempted murder, and attempt to commit an explosion.

As a result, Baghdasaryan has been sentenced to pretrial detention.

To note, the Baku representatives of the International Committee of Red Cross have not yet been able to see this Armenian citizen.

Arsen Baghdasaryan, an ex-conscript of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Army, was taken into Azerbaijan captivity on December 26 of the year past.