The decision makes final a judgment holding Azerbaijan responsible for the unlawful killing and torture of Armenian serviceman H.T. and for his family’s psychological suffering.
The earlier judgment found Azerbaijan responsible for violating the right to life and the prohibition of torture in the case of H.T., as well as for the psychological suffering of his surviving family. His parents and sister brought the case; the judgment withheld their full names at their request.
During the four-day fighting in Karabakh, Azerbaijani forces attacked an Armenian military truck about one kilometer from Talish on 2 April 2016, according to the court files cited by Hetq. The truck was carrying the severely wounded officer H.T. and was driven by serviceman H.Gh.
The court accepted the family’s evidence that Azerbaijani soldiers removed H.T. from the truck alive, unlawfully killed him and mutilated his body, which was found the following morning. The court said Azerbaijan provided no viable counterarguments or explanation for social media videos showing soldiers displaying his severed body parts.
H.Gh.’s body was found on the day of the attack. A forensic examination concluded that he died from gunshot wounds before he was decapitated.
The judgment requires Azerbaijan to pay H.T.’s family €90,000 (about $100,000) in damages for harm that was not financial, and €14,210 (about $16,000) in legal costs. The sums must be paid within 3 months.
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