The Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan has launched 12 criminal cases in connection with the crimes committed by the Armenian armed forces against the civilian population. To date, 19 civilians have been killed. Unfortunately, there are women and children among the dead. Three women and two children were killed by Armenian armed forces.

Axar.az reports that the statement came from Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Kamran Aliyev at a briefing on 3 October.

The Prosecutor General said that Gurbanov Elbrus Isa oglu, a resident of Gashalti Garagoyunlu village of Naftalan, and four members of his family - his mother, wife and children - were killed by artillery shells fired by the Armenian armed forces.

In connection with these facts, Article 120.2.1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (intentional homicide by a criminal organization), Article 120.2.4 (intentional homicide with special cruelty by a group of persons with prior intent to commit hooliganism), 120.2.7- (deliberate killing of two or more persons), 120.2.12 (intentional homicide with national, racial, religious hatred or hostility), 100.2 (waging an aggressive war) and other articles.