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AZERI POWS FEEL AT HOME IN ARMENIA
news.am
Sept 16 2010
Armenia
Three Azerbaijani POWs are presently kept in Armenia, the Armenian
delegation to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
told NEWS.am. The delegation member Ruzanna Vardanyan pointed out
that ICRC representatives regularly visit the POWs and supervise
their living conditions.
"If any problem arises, our representative visits the POWs without
being accompanied. If he sees any problems, he reports them to the
local authorities. This is part of the confidential dialogue our
organization is conducting," Vardanyan said. She did not name the POWs,
as, according to international humanitarian law, they must be protected
from undue attention. "We are considered champions of international
law. Geneva conventions clearly say that POWs names must not be made
public even if they themselves want them to," Vardanyan said.
On August 27, the Azeri serviceman, junior sergeant Roman Novruz
ogly Ghuseinov gave himself up to Armenian sentries. According to
the preliminary investigation results, the contract serviceman had
to give himself up to the Armenian side because of bullying on the
part of the military unit's commanders.
The NKR State Commission for POWs, Hostages and Missing Persons issued
a statement recently condemning Baku's politicizing the problem of
POWs and hostages.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Sept 16 2010
Armenia
Three Azerbaijani POWs are presently kept in Armenia, the Armenian
delegation to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
told NEWS.am. The delegation member Ruzanna Vardanyan pointed out
that ICRC representatives regularly visit the POWs and supervise
their living conditions.
"If any problem arises, our representative visits the POWs without
being accompanied. If he sees any problems, he reports them to the
local authorities. This is part of the confidential dialogue our
organization is conducting," Vardanyan said. She did not name the POWs,
as, according to international humanitarian law, they must be protected
from undue attention. "We are considered champions of international
law. Geneva conventions clearly say that POWs names must not be made
public even if they themselves want them to," Vardanyan said.
On August 27, the Azeri serviceman, junior sergeant Roman Novruz
ogly Ghuseinov gave himself up to Armenian sentries. According to
the preliminary investigation results, the contract serviceman had
to give himself up to the Armenian side because of bullying on the
part of the military unit's commanders.
The NKR State Commission for POWs, Hostages and Missing Persons issued
a statement recently condemning Baku's politicizing the problem of
POWs and hostages.
From: A. Papazian