YEREVAN. – The Armenian State Migration Agency has not yet decided whether or not to grant asylum to Afghanistan citizens Shokat Aminzai—who is a Turk—and Sediqhollah Alizadeh—who is an Afghan—, who had illegally crossed the Turkey-Armenia border. 

Their attorney, Luiza Harutyunyan, told the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“My clients had petitioned to the State Migration Agency back in October, so that they may get asylum and accommodation; to date we haven’t received any response,” Harutyunyan said. “And that’s why the trial has been postponed indefinitely.”

If Armenia decides to grant asylum to these Afghanistan citizens, the criminal proceedings against them may be dropped. 

Aminzai and Alizadeh had testified that they had fled their country, found themselves in a third country, and at first, they did not even know which country’s border they were crossing.

They are charged with illegally crossing the Armenian border, and their case is in court.

According to the indictment, Shokat Aminzai had reached a preliminary agreement with Sediqhollah Alizadeh, and they crossed the Turkish-Armenian border on October 6. But they were apprehended by the Armenian border service officers.

A criminal charge was brought against them, and arrest was enforced as their restraining order.