Azerbaydzhani Republic: Gagik Arutyunian, Garnik Arustamyan, Arvid Mangasaryan and Grachik Petrosyan: four ethnic Armenians sentenced to death

The four ethnic Armenians named above were sentenced to death in Baku in March 1993 for the murder of an Azeri journalist and three military personnel in the disputed region of Karabakh. They were due to be executed on 2 April but received a stay of execution; AI has learned that they are still alive and their petitions for clemency are under review by the President. AI is calling for the death sentences to be commuted.

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