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Davit Manukyan | |
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| Native name | Դավիթ Ազատի Մանուկյան |
| Born | 15 October 1971 |
| Allegiance | Armenia |
Branch | Artsakh Defence Army |
Rank | Major General |
Conflicts | Nagorno-Karabakh conflict |
Davit Azati Manukyan (Armenian: Դավիթ Ազատի Մանուկյան; born 15 October 1971) is an Armenian former military officer of the Artsakh Defence Army and an detainee who was captured on 27 September 2023 by Azerbaijani authorities at the Hakari Bridge checkpoint, while trying to head towards Armenia.[1][2]
Biography
editDavit Manukyan was born in Jermuk, Armenia SSR, on October 15, 1971. He is the brother of the politician and member of parliament Gegham Manukyan. He began serving in the Armenian Armed Forces and the Artsakh Defense Army in 1992 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. He reached the rank of Major General and the position of First Deputy Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army in 2019. He retired from service in 2021.[3]
In 2023, Manukyan took part in the formation of the "Front of Security and Development of Artsakh" alongside public figures such as Ruben Bardanyan. At a press conference for the movement, he stated that "This process of ours is forced by the anti-Artsakh policy of Azerbaijan and the government of Armenia, as well as by the minor, small ferments taking place in Artsakh" [4]
After the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, Manukyan was arrested at the Hakari Bridge on September 27, 2023, by Azerbaijani military personnel. He was trying to reach Armenia along with the rest of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh who were expelled from the region.[5]
On February 5, 2026, he was sentenced by an Azerbaijani court to life imprisonment, alongside Arayik Harutyunyan, Levon Mnatsakanyan, and David Babayan.[6][7]
References
edit- ↑ "Davit Manukyan was captured by Azerbaijani authorities at the Hakari Bridge checkpoint, established following Azerbaijan's blockade of the Lachin Corridor". en.aravot.am. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ "İnformation of the Press service of the State Security Service". State Security Service of the. Republic of Azerbaijan. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ Dermoyan, Hranoush (2024-08-23). "Fate of Armenian POWs and Detainees in Azerbaijan". EVN Report. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ ""The anti-Artsakh policy of the authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan forces the process." Artsakh expresses dissatisfaction". en.aravot.am. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ "Davit Manukyan was captured by Azerbaijani authorities at the Hakari Bridge checkpoint, established following Azerbaijan's blockade of the Lachin Corridor". aravot. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "The Armenian prisoners". Free armenian prisoners. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ Azvision, Xəbərlər, Son xəbərlər, Xeberler, Son xeberler (2026). "Baku Military Court hands life sentence to David Manukyan". https://azvision.az. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
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