Armenian Ombudsman to send reports to int’l structures over roadblock by Azerbaijani servicemen in Syunik

Human Rights Defender of Armenia Arman Tatoyan calls the blocking by the Azerbaijani servicemen of the interstate road leading from Goris to Kapan in Syunik province a “pre-planned crime against the civilian population of Armenia”.

In a statement on social media the Ombudsman said that he will special reports over the incident to the relevant international organizations.

“For more than 3 hours, 50 or more Azerbaijani servicemen have blocked the interstate road leading from Goris to Kapan near the village of Davit Bek. They are refusing to open the road.

These actions are criminal, restricting the free movement of people, the entire civilian population, including children, women, and the elderly. We have received alarms confirming all of this from civilians, and we have verified everything.

I warn so very much about this danger and state that the state should act and do so urgently. The presence of Azerbaijani armed servicemen on the roads between Syunik communities of the Republic of Armenia is criminal act, period. It, in and of itself violates people's right to life, to free movement,...