Azeri side passed Manvel Saribekyan’s death certificate to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the head of ICRC Armenia PR department Ashot Astabatsyan stated.
As he told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the document will be given to Saribekyan’s family. At present, ICRC is negotiating the return of Armenian hostages to their native land with Azerbaijan. The issue of the return of Saribekyan’s body was also raised.
On October 5, 2010, Manvel Saribekyan, a citizen of Armenia died in captivity in Azerbaijan. A shepherd from a borderline village in Armenia, Manvel Saribekyan has been captured by Azerbaijani forces at the border, while herding his livestock. Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense and the Military Prosecutor have reported that Manvel committed “suicide”. Earlier, Azerbaijan disseminated a video footage, in which signs of violence could be seen on Manvel.
