The European Court of Human Rights rejected Armenia's request to apply a new temporary interim measure against Azerbaijan regarding two Armenian service members. This was reported by the representative of the Republic of Armenia on International Legal Affairs.
"At the same time, the Court also noted in its decision that the above-mentioned Armenian servicemen are under the protection of the general interim measures applied during the 44-day war of 2020, which extends to all prisoners of war and civilians who are under the control of Azerbaijan," it said In the announcement.
We are talking about Harutyun Hovagimyan and Karen Ghazaryan, who disappeared on May 26. communication with service members transporting food and water to combat bases was interrupted. The Azerbaijani side presents them as "saboteurs" and accuses them of "arms smuggling, terrorism, inciting national, racial, social and religious hatred, illegally crossing the border of Azerbaijan."