The Azeris didn’t harm the Armenian hostages with mental disorder.
On March 20, the Azeri side returned Durmish Karyan and Anahit Arakelyan, residents of the region of Tavush who had found themselves in Azerbaijan’s territory on March 16 and March 17, to the Armenian side on the bordering zone of Kayan, district of Ijevan. Police officers of the region of Tavush informed the reporter of Aravot that they didn’t have visible injuries. Anahit Arakelyan who suffers from mental disorder informed Armenian police officers that she had gone to gather black salsify and nettles, and suddenly two Azeri women appeared in front of her. Durmish Karyan was looking for her lost cow and found herself in Azerbaijan’s territory. D. Karyan who suffers from mental disorder has a problem with hearing, she wasn’t able to explain how she had appeared in Azerbaijan’s territory, what had happened to her there.
Voskan SARGSYAN