The name of the Armenians who killed 25 Azerbaijanis, injured 14 others and displaced 358 Azerbaijanis from their legal place of residence in December 1991 in Meshali village of Khojaly district together with Vagif Khachatryan, whose trial is currently being held, has been revealed.

Axar.az reports that those persons are Emest Bakhshiyevich Sarkisyan, Armais Bakhshiyevich Sarkisyan, Benik Astanovic Gasparyan, Khoren Melikovich Abramyan, Armen Sarkisovich Avanesyan, Sarkisyan Vova Armaisovich Khachaturyan Gary Nikolayevich, Khachaturyan Nikolay Beglarovich, Abramyan Khachaturyan. Armen Garagenovich, Abramyan Eduard Armenovich, Abramyan Zina Armenovich, Abramyan Vahid Armenovich, Ohanyan Karen Ashotovich, Ohanyan Naorik Ashotovich, Gasparyan Gurgen Benikovich, Gasparyan Valery Benkovic, Davidyan Albert Melikovich, Sahakyan Samvel Rafikovich, Osipyan Asatur Bakhshiyevich, Khachatryan Karlen Bakhshiyevich, Israelyan Eduard Beglarovic, Avakyan Artur Vartanovich, Sargsyan Surik Armaisovich, as well as Verdi Allahverdiyan. Vilen Verdiyan, Grisha Magishovich, Slavik Ardemovich, Gavrusha Zadurovich, Ruben, and Andronik are persons whose identities are unknown to the investigation.

They took part in the activity of a criminal association consisting of armed military units not provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

With the aim of committing those criminal acts, Vagif Khachatryan, together with the members of the illegal armed military units mentioned, actively participated in creating national hatred and enmity between the Azerbaijani and Armenian nations, humiliating the national dignity of Azerbaijanis, restricting their rights due to their nationality, and taking actions aimed at the supremacy of Armenians. starting from the summer of 1988, organizing systematic attacks on Azerbaijanis going from Meshali village of Khojaly (former Asgaran) district to Agdam and Khoja Khankendi cities, beating them, insulting them with inappropriate words, threatening to kill them, destroying their property and other actions aimed at their physical destruction committed.