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RACIST STATEMENTS BY GEORGIAN MP AZER SULEYMANOV
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00:19, April 27, 2012
On 24 April 2012, the day of commemoration of the 97th Anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide, a Member of the Georgian Parliament, Mr. Jondi
Baghaturia while making a statement in the Parliament, touched upon the
most painful question for the Georgian citizens of Armenian origin -
the subject of the Armenian Genocide. This statement caused crude and
inappropriate reaction of another Georgian MP, the majority deputy
of Marneuli district, Mr. Azer Suleymanov.
Mr. Suleymanov's incoherent reaction was abusive not only because it
considered the fact of the Armenian Genocide in a negative context,
but due to the public racist statements made by the MP concerning
the Armenian nation. Even though the paragraph 4 article 52 of the
Constitution of Georgia states that "A member of the Parliament shall
not be proceeded on the account of the ideas and opinions expressed
by him/her in and outside the Parliament while performing his/her
duties", the public racist statements should not be considered within
the context of parliamentarians' liberty of making statements. Such
deeds must be seen within the context of the article 1421 of
Georgian Criminal Code which states that "racial discrimination,
i.e. the action committed to incite to national or racial enmity or
distraction, humiliate the national respect and dignity... shall be
punishable by imprisonment for up to three years".
The same day, the Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia released
a special statement concerning that fact in which he mentioned
"Unfortunately Azer Suleymanov highlighted ethnic origin within a
humiliating and insulting context, thus he tried to discredit his
opponent. It is outrageous that the author of these statements is a
Member of Parliament, which in my opinion in such a case has special
responsibility".
Moreover, Mr. Suleymanov, as a member of the United National Movement
political party violated also the paragraph 8 of the article 3 of
the Party's Charter, which prohibits to its members the commission
of unlawful acts or acts which humiliate the name and dignity of the
Party. It has to be mentioned that the public racist statements of Mr.
Suleymanov against the Armenian nation have significantly deteriorated
the image of the United National Movement in Georgia, as well as
abroad.
Thus, taking into account the violation of moral values and presumed
violation of the article 1421 of the Georgian Criminal Code committed
by Mr. Azer Suleymanov, a Member of the Georgian Parliament, the
majority deputy of the Marneuli district, and member of the United
National Movement political party - 35 organisations of the Armenian
community of Georgia from Tbilisi, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Kvemo Kartli,
and Adjara applied to: 1. The President of Georgia, Mr. Mikheil
Saakashvili, as to the Chairman of the United National Movement,
to consider suitability of Mr. Suleymanov's further membership in
his Party, and the possibility of his expulsion from the Party.
2. The Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Mr. David Bakradze,
in virtue of the paragraph 2 of the article 52 of the Georgian
Constitution, to ask the Parliament to give its consent to take action
against its member Mr. Suleymanov foreseen by the Georgian penal
legislation in order to investigate the presumed fact of violation
of the Criminal Code's article 1421.
3. The Prosecutor General of Georgia, Mr. Murtaz Zodelava, to start
criminal proceedings against Mr. Suleymanov, in order to investigate
the presumed fact of violation of the Criminal Code's article 1421.
Contact persons:
Levon Chidilyan: [email protected] / +995599197825
Levon Isakhanyan: [email protected] / +33787630499
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
hetq.am
00:19, April 27, 2012
On 24 April 2012, the day of commemoration of the 97th Anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide, a Member of the Georgian Parliament, Mr. Jondi
Baghaturia while making a statement in the Parliament, touched upon the
most painful question for the Georgian citizens of Armenian origin -
the subject of the Armenian Genocide. This statement caused crude and
inappropriate reaction of another Georgian MP, the majority deputy
of Marneuli district, Mr. Azer Suleymanov.
Mr. Suleymanov's incoherent reaction was abusive not only because it
considered the fact of the Armenian Genocide in a negative context,
but due to the public racist statements made by the MP concerning
the Armenian nation. Even though the paragraph 4 article 52 of the
Constitution of Georgia states that "A member of the Parliament shall
not be proceeded on the account of the ideas and opinions expressed
by him/her in and outside the Parliament while performing his/her
duties", the public racist statements should not be considered within
the context of parliamentarians' liberty of making statements. Such
deeds must be seen within the context of the article 1421 of
Georgian Criminal Code which states that "racial discrimination,
i.e. the action committed to incite to national or racial enmity or
distraction, humiliate the national respect and dignity... shall be
punishable by imprisonment for up to three years".
The same day, the Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia released
a special statement concerning that fact in which he mentioned
"Unfortunately Azer Suleymanov highlighted ethnic origin within a
humiliating and insulting context, thus he tried to discredit his
opponent. It is outrageous that the author of these statements is a
Member of Parliament, which in my opinion in such a case has special
responsibility".
Moreover, Mr. Suleymanov, as a member of the United National Movement
political party violated also the paragraph 8 of the article 3 of
the Party's Charter, which prohibits to its members the commission
of unlawful acts or acts which humiliate the name and dignity of the
Party. It has to be mentioned that the public racist statements of Mr.
Suleymanov against the Armenian nation have significantly deteriorated
the image of the United National Movement in Georgia, as well as
abroad.
Thus, taking into account the violation of moral values and presumed
violation of the article 1421 of the Georgian Criminal Code committed
by Mr. Azer Suleymanov, a Member of the Georgian Parliament, the
majority deputy of the Marneuli district, and member of the United
National Movement political party - 35 organisations of the Armenian
community of Georgia from Tbilisi, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Kvemo Kartli,
and Adjara applied to: 1. The President of Georgia, Mr. Mikheil
Saakashvili, as to the Chairman of the United National Movement,
to consider suitability of Mr. Suleymanov's further membership in
his Party, and the possibility of his expulsion from the Party.
2. The Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Mr. David Bakradze,
in virtue of the paragraph 2 of the article 52 of the Georgian
Constitution, to ask the Parliament to give its consent to take action
against its member Mr. Suleymanov foreseen by the Georgian penal
legislation in order to investigate the presumed fact of violation
of the Criminal Code's article 1421.
3. The Prosecutor General of Georgia, Mr. Murtaz Zodelava, to start
criminal proceedings against Mr. Suleymanov, in order to investigate
the presumed fact of violation of the Criminal Code's article 1421.
Contact persons:
Levon Chidilyan: [email protected] / +995599197825
Levon Isakhanyan: [email protected] / +33787630499
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress