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YEREVAN. – Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) of Armenia, Arman Tatoyan, on Wednesday held a press conference.

He reflected on the incident that occurred at the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as well as the Azerbaijani army’s firing of shots toward Chinari village of Armenia’s Tavush Province, on December 29 of last year.

The ombudsman stated that the Azerbaijani armed forces committed serious violations of human rights.

Tatoyan informed that his representative carried out a fact-finding work at Chinari village, on December 29 and 30.

“The village was fired at [also] on the evening of January 3 as well as on the night of January 8 [this year],” added the human rights defender of Armenia. “Including, toward the [village] school and kindergarten. 

“The incident, from which it all started, was the killing of three Armenian soldiers [by Azerbaijan]; this was carried out under the conditions of the absence of a threat, by the Armenian armed forces, for the adversary.

“During the firing of shots, the village residents had to hide in shelters. The village was shot at in the hours when the civilian population could have been affected.”

The ombudsman stressed that there are no military units around  the village, and therefore the Azerbaijani side cannot “explain” its aggression; the objective was to harm the civilian population.

As per Arman Tatoyan, the materials collected attest to a deliberate shooting by the Azerbaijani armed forces.

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