STEPANKERT. - Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday visited convicted Azerbaijani citizens Dilham Askerov and Shahbaz Guliyev.

Eteri Musayelyan, Communication Officer of the ICRC Mission in Nagorno-Karabakh, informed the aforementioned to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“On November 2, the ICRC in Nagorno-Karabakh visited again two Azerbaijani detainees and provided them with an opportunity to exchange family news. According to its mandate, the ICRC will continue its visits to these individuals in detention on a regular basis to monitor treatment and conditions of detention and help to ensure that the detainees are able to maintain contact with their families,” Musayelyan said.

As reported earlier, Dilham Askerov was charged with espionage; unauthorized border trespass; kidnapping and violence against a minor, committed by an organized group; murder committed by an organized group motivated by ethnic hatred; and attempt of murder of two persons, committed by an organized group, motivated by ethnic hatred. Shahbaz Guliyev was charged with espionage; unauthorized border trespass; kidnapping and violence against a minor, committed by an organized group; and murder committed by an organized group motivated by ethnic hatred.

On December 29, 2014, the First Instance General Jurisdiction Court of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic had sentenced Dilham Askerov and Shahbaz Guliyev to life and 22 years, respectively, in prison. Subsequently, the NKR Courts of Appeal and Cassation upheld this verdict.