Armenian armed group detained in Azerbaijan express their satisfaction with their detention conditions 

During her next unnoticed monitoring of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice under her national preventive mechanism mandate, the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Azerbaijan Sabina Aliyeva once again visited the members of the armed group, who were settled in the liberated areas of Azerbaijan by Armenia, but detained as a part of the countermeasures for criminal acts threatening the lives and health of our civilians and military servicemen, and accused of terror acts, Report informs, citing Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights.

It was noted that those persons were detained during the measures countering criminal and terror acts resulted in the killing of four Azerbaijani servicemen and severely injuring one civilian in the territory of Azerbaijan on 12-13 December 2020 after a month of ceasing all hostilities in accordance with the tripartite Statement of 10 November 2020, signed by the country leaders of Azerbaijan, Russia, and Armenia.

During the face-to-face meeting with those persons, the Ombudsman investigated the situation of ensuring their rights. Meanwhile, the accused persons expressed their satisfaction with their detention conditions, nutrition, healthcare service, and treatment.

The Ombudsman privately listened to all those persons, presented them legislative acts in their language, and explained their rights.

An ad-hoc Report of the Ombudsman based on the outcomes of this monitoring was sent to international human rights organizations.