The man detained by Russian peacekeepers near Shushi this morning will be handed over to the law-enforcement bodies of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in a few hours, Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan informs.
According to him, after the incident on Stepanakert-Berdzor road, the man was taken to the headquarters of the Russian peacekeeping troops for security reasons.
“The staff of the Human Rights Defender will visit the citizen to provide the necessary legal assistance.
We will provide additional information in the near future,” the Artsakh Human Rights Defender wrote on his Facebook page.
The National Security Service of the Artsakh Republic reported earlier today that an unknown person threw an explosive device at Shushi checkpoint this morning in response to provocative actions of Azerbaijani servicemen. The Stepanakert-Shushi-Berdzor interstate road was closed for traffic for a while.
