Commander of the subversive-reconnaissance group of the Armenian Armed Forces, senior lieutenant Gurgen Alaverdyan, born in 1989, was identified and detained as a result of measures taken by the Azerbaijani Army in the direction of the Goranboy region of the frontline on August 23 at 06:00.

The Prosecutor General's Office and the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan told Axar.az that, Gurgen Alaverdyan participated in the illegal formation of armed groups in the occupied Kalbajar region as a result of the aggressive wars of the Armenian Armed Forces. , assault on organizations or individuals, as well as acts of violence against them, causing death, damage to human health, significant property damage or other socially dangerous consequences, as well as illegal firearms; , its acquisition, storage, transportation and carrying of spare parts and ammunition, as well as the use of the order of the special services of the Republic of Armenia on August 23, 2020 to the detriment of the security of our country There are well-founded suspicions that he illegally crossed the state border by spying in order to collect information constituting a state secret and pass it to the Republic of Armenia.

In connection with the fact, the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan violated Article 100.2 (conduct of aggressive war), Article 276 (espionage), Article 279.1 (creation of armed formations or groups not provided by law), Article 228.1 (illegal firearms, their A criminal case has been launched under Articles 318.1 (illegal crossing of the state border of the Republic of Azerbaijan) and acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of parts, ammunition, explosives and devices.

A joint investigation team consisting of professionals from the Prosecutor General's Office, the State Security Service, the Interior Ministry and the State Border Service has been set up to conduct a thorough, complete and objective investigation of the criminal case.

Taking into account the nature and complexity of the crime, the Prosecutor General instructed the Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General's Office to conduct a criminal investigation. Necessary and intensive investigative actions and search operations are underway.