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    European Broadcasting Union to examine issue of interrogation of
    Azerbaijani citizens that voted for Armenian song in Eurovision 2009

    2009-08-29 11:07:00


    ArmInfo. The EBU committee responsible for running the Eurovision Song
    Contest, the so-called Reference Group, will examine the matter of
    interrogation of Azerbaijani citizens that voted for the Armenian song
    in Eurovision 2009 Song Contest at a meeting in Oslo on 11 September
    2009, APA reports quoting the contest's official website.

    The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said it has received responses
    from Azerbaijan that the Ministry of National Security had given
    assurances that nobody had been questioned on voting in the
    competition. The EBU's Director General, Jean Reveillon, said he took
    note of the statements. However, he stressed that the freedom to vote
    for any song except the one of the country where you are watching is
    one of the cornerstones of the contest. "Any breach of privacy
    regarding voting, or interrogation of individuals, is totally
    unacceptable," he added.
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