Remains of murdered Azerbaijanis buried 3 meters deep in Edilli mass grave

The remains of Azerbaijani civilians were found buried at a depth of 3 meters in the mass grave discovered in Edilli, according to the report prepared by the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva, regarding the missing Azerbaijanis during the First Karabakh War, Report informs.

There are reports of the discovery of numerous mass and individual graves in the liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan, especially in the Khojavend, Kalbajar, Aghdam and Fuzuli regions, as well as around Shusha.

Up to now mass graves have been found in several villages - the Bashlibel in Kalbajar, Edilli in Khojavand, Sarihajili in Aghdam, Seyidahmadli in Fuzuli and other settlements of these regions. The discovered mass graves and human remains give grounds to say that the Azerbaijanis captured and taken hostage during the First Karabakh War were brutally tortured to death, and their remains were buried en masse.

Based on witness statements and materials collected by the working group of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons of Azerbaijan, it was found out that Azerbaijani civilians, who were killed while being held hostage by the Armenian armed forces during the occupation, were buried at a depth of 3 meters in the mass grave discovered in the Edilli village of the Khojavand district.

Moreover, it was established that the hands and feet of the Azerbaijani military servicemen, who were found in a mass grave in Edilli, were tied with wire or rope.

In the course of the next measures taken in this direction, on the Farrukh plateau of Khojaly district the remains of several people were found. In contrary to the allegations of the Armenian side, as a result of the forensic examination of human remains discovered near the Farrukh village, it was established that those persons were buried there with no gravestones or markings and due to the forensic anthropology results those human remains belonged to the Azerbaijani Turks.

The State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons registered 62 Azerbaijani servicemen as missing in the battles for the Farrukh Heights during the First Karabakh War of 1992-1993. At the same time, according to the information collected, 46 Azerbaijani servicemen went missing in the village of Pirir in the Khojaly region and the village of Aliagali in the Aghdam region, located near the Farrukh plateau.