The family of Kyaram Sloyan, the Armenian soldier decapitated by the Azerbaijani servicemen during the April war, has applied to the European Court of Human Rights to declare the Azerbaijani army's actions as a military crime, says Boris Murazi, President of Sinjar Yezidi National Union.
He says that the members of Sloyan's family, Armenian Human Rights Defender, Sinjar Yezidi National Union, and other organizations have filed the claim to the ECHR, demanding that the Court should declare the atrocities against the Armenian soldier as a military crime. Murazi notes that the claim contains all the necessary proofs, including the photos of decapitated Sloyan posted by the Azerbaijani internet users, as well as the video footage showing that the Azerbaijani servicemen demonstrate the Armenian soldier's head in one of the villages.
To note, numerous cases of violation of civilians' rights were registered in the course of Azerbaijani aggression on April 1-4. In addition, the Azerbaijani servicemen monstrously killed and cut the ears of three Armenian civilians Valera Khalapyan, Razmella Khalapyan and Marusya Khalapyan. The Azeri servicemen also decapitated 19-year-old Armenian serviceman Kyaram Sloyan and posted his photos on the internet. On the first day of the aggression, the Azerbaijani servicemen killed 12-year-old Vaghinak Grigoryan and wounded two more children. The Armenian side has already announced its intention to apply to international courts over these facts. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian has recently said that some claims have already been filed, and some are still being prepared. He says the international structures are informed of these crimes committed by Azerbaijan.