Dilham Askerov, who illegally crossed the NKR state border from Shahoumyan region side and was sentenced to life imprisonment by NKR Court of First Instance, doesn't want to appeal the verdict of the Court.
Azerbaijani saboteur intends to apply to Karabakh president for pardon
The advocate of Askerov told the aforementioned information in the interview with "Artsakhpress", adding that his client still had time to make a decision. "I saw the defendant after the verdict, he said he didn't want to appeal, and was likely to benefit from the opportunity to request the President for pardon," said the lawyer.
Remind, that two members of Azerbaijani intelligence-diversion group - Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilham Askerov, who illegally crossed the NKR state border from Shahoumyan region side in July last year and were charged for espionage, illegal carrying of firearms and ammunition, were convicted of murder motivated by ethnic hatred by the Court of First Instance, were sentenced to 22 years in prison and life imprisonment respectively on December 29.
