Man detained near Shushi to be handed over to Artsakh law enforcement agencies, ombudsman says

The man detained by Russian peacekeepers near Shushi on Saturday morning will be handed over to the Artsakh law enforcement agencies in a few hours, Human Rights Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan said in a Facebook post.

After the incident on the Stepanakert-Berdzor interstate road, the man was taken to the headquarters of the Russian peacekeeping troops for security reasons, the official said.

The ombudsman’s staff will visit the citizen to provide necessary legal assistance to him.

Gegham Stepanyan promised to provide further information later.

The Artsakh National Security Service reported earlier that an unknown man threw an explosive device at the Azerbaijani checkpoint on the Stepanakert-Berdzor road near Shushi in response to provocative actions of Azerbaijani servicemen. The road was closed to traffic for a while.

The man is reportedly the brother of the 22-year-old Artsakh citizen killed by Azerbaijani forces on November 8. Three others were wounded as a result of Azerbaijani shooting.