[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Two Syrians captured by Armenia during last year's war over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh were on Tuesday sentenced to life for fighting alongside Azerbaijan's army in the conflict, Armenian prosecutors said.Clashes broke out late September between the ex-Soviet rivals over the ethnic Armenian enclave that for decades was controlled by Armenia-backed separatists.
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
supported its ally Azerbaijan in the fighting and was widely accused of dispatching mercenaries from Syria to bolster Baku's army. Turkey has repeatedly denied the charges.
The two Syrian nationals, who were accused of acting as mercenaries for Azerbaijan, were sentenced to life in jail by a court in Armenia's southern Syunik region, a spokeswoman of Armenia's prosecutor general's office, Arevik Khachatryan, told AFP.
She added that the two men admitted their guilt.
Important legal tip: Never, ever admit guilt. Caught standing over a bloody corpse with a knife in yer hand? Answer is "Wudn't me." Witnesses?? Your evil twin, Skippy.
The defendants were found guilty on several criminal charges, including terrorism and violations of international humanitarian law.In an earlier statement, Armenia's judicial system said the two men received "financial compensation" in exchange for taking part in the "aggressive war" that according to Armenia was started by Azerbaijan.
"Their actions were directed at destroying civilians" who were not involved in military action and "inflicting grave bodily harm", the statement said.