Armenian court delivers verdict after Azeri serviceman pleads guilty to border crossing, arms smuggling

YEREVAN, MAY 8, ARMENPRESS. One of the two Azerbaijani servicemen who crossed into Armenia last month and was subsequently arrested and charged with illegal border crossing and arms smuggling was found guilty on all charges by the Syunik Court of General Jurisdiction on May 4.

The Azerbaijani serviceman, Aghshin Babirov, had plead guilty, the prosecution announced Monday.

Babirov was sentenced to 11 years, 6 months and 15 days imprisonment.

The second serviceman, Hussein Akhundov, is also charged with killing the guard of the Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine in Syunik. The criminal investigation into Akhundov’s case continues.