As a result of the territorial claims and military intervention of the Armenian SSR against the Azerbaijan SSR since February 1988, and after the restoration of independence in 1991 of the Republic of Armenia against the Azerbaijan Republic, crimes against peace and humanitarian law, as well as war crimes against the Azerbaijani Republic, were committed over the past 34 years Azerbaijani state and citizens of Azerbaijan.
According to Haqqın.az, this was stated by the senior assistant to the Prosecutor General for special assignments, the younger adviser for justice Ilgar Safarov during a speech at a joint briefing of the Prosecutor General and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Safarov noted that in 1988-94, the civilians of Azerbaijan became the target. During 38 terrorist attacks – as a result of explosions of 10 passenger buses, 11 cars, 1 motorcade, 2 trucks, 6 passenger trains, 2 metro trains, 2 helicopters, 1 aircraft and 1 marine ferry died, more than 1180 were injured.
“During one of these terrorist attacks, 11/20/1991, near the village of Gararand of Khojavender district, the Armenian military was shot down by the Azerbaijani Military Helicopter Mi-8. As a result, 22 people were killed, including the Secretary of State of the Azerbaijan Republic Tofig Ismailov, the Prosecutor General of Ismet Gaibov , State Advisor Minister of Internal Affairs Muhammad Asadov, deputies Vagif Jafarov and Mammadov, Deputy Prime Minister Zulf Gadzhiev, Master of the Presidential Department of the Presidential Office and journalist Osman Mirzoev, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan Syilau Serikov, journalist of Azerbaijani State Television Ali Mustafaev.
on March 18, 1994, 34 diplomats and members of their families died after a Hercules type belonging to the Iran, which was mistaken for Azerbaijani, was shot down near Hankendi, ”he said.