Syrian citizens Yousef Alaabet al-Hajji and Muhrab Muhammad al-Shkheri, who were sentenced to life imprisonment in Armenia, were transferred to the competent Syrian authorities via Turkey on Wednesday to continue the serving of their aforesaid sentences in their country of citizenship, the Ministry of Justice of Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The transfer was carried out in cooperation between the relevant competent authorities and within the framework of the applicable legal mechanisms.

To note, the aforesaid are Syrian mercenaries who had acted against Armenians in the 44-day war in 2020.