BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 5. The Baku Military
Court on Monday screened video footage related to the occupation of
Azerbaijan’s Lachin district by Armenian armed forces, Trend reports.
The footage, filmed by Armenian militants on May 18, 1992, shows
burning houses and armed fighters. In one scene, a militant points
to a burning house and says, “Ashot, Ashot, watch it burn.”
The hearing continued with testimonies from victims.
Jamal Mammadov, a resident of the Jijimli village in Lachin
district, testified that the village was occupied by Armenian
forces in May 1992. He also recalled that his father, Mehdi
Mammadov, was killed by Armenian soldiers on August 12, 1989.
“According to Russian soldiers, my father was killed by an
Armenian named Kamo. I was 18 years old at the time,” he
stated.
Another victim, Aghali Ibrahimov, born in 1961 in the Jaghazur
village of Lachin district, confirmed the occupation date as May
18, 1992. He described how, prior to the occupation, the
village—located on the border with Armenia—was repeatedly shelled
from Armenia’s Gorus district and Digh village.
“Until May 8, 1992, the attacks appeared fragmented. But from
May 8 onward, they were clearly carried out under a single command.
They used ‘Grad’ and ‘Alazan’ missiles and long-range artillery,”
he said.
Ibrahimov added that his family lost significant property in the
village, including a two-story house with six rooms, auxiliary
structures, fruit trees, livestock, poultry, and household items,
resulting in extensive material damage.
The trial of Armenian nationals charged with war crimes,
terrorism, preparation of aggressive war, genocide, violations of
the laws of war, and financing terrorism is ongoing.
