Nagorno-Karabakh man arrested by Azeri border guards was intoxicated and lost – NSS

STEPANAKERT, AUGUST 2, ARMENPRESS. The Nagorno-Karabakh man who was arrested by Azeri authorities on Tuesday accidentally crossed into Azeri-controlled territory while intoxicated, the National Security Service of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) said in a press release on Wednesday.

“Citizen of the Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] Republic Rashid Beglaryan, born 1962, who was recently residing in the village of Hin Shen in the region of Shushi, was intoxicated when he left the village on August 1, got lost and appeared in Azerbaijani-controlled territory and was subsequently arrested by Azerbaijan,” the NSS said.

Nagorno-Karabakh authorities have notified the Russian peacekeepers on the incident.

The National Security Service said that an investigation is underway to determine the circumstances.