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Artsakh Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Gegham Stepanyan studied the information spread in the media on March 25, that the cars of Armenians were stoned by Azerbaijanis on the Karmir Shuka-Stepanakert road.

The ombudsman condemns the violations of the trilateral statement of November 10, 2020, and the manifestation of violence of any form, regardless of the perpetrator.

"In order to find out the circumstances of the incident, a proper investigation should be carried out by the law enforcement agencies, which should be a priority to exclude such cases, and guarantee the right of the already stressed population living near the contact area to be informed,” Stepanyan said in a statement on Friday.

“In this regard, the human rights defender positively assesses the rapid response of the Prosecutor General’s Office and the police to the publication of mass media and their readiness to take a comprehensive examination,” the statement added.