The Prosecutor General’s Office of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) reports that it has launched a criminal case and detained a police officer for using force against a citizen.

“On February 12, a resident of Drmbon village of the Martakert region of Artsakh transmitted information about police officers using force against him to the Office of the Human Rights Defender. On February 13, the Office of the Human Rights Defender submitted to the Prosecutor General’s Office the applicant’s complaint to clarify the results of the study on the report. Based on the submitted report, on February 15, the Special Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office launched a criminal case, and the citizen who reported the crime was declared as a victim and questioned.

The same day, a forensic medicine expert examination was designated, and two police officers were declared as suspects, one of which is detained,” the press release reads.