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AZERBAIJAN STATE RUN AGENCY FABRICATES TERRORIST THREATS
ARMENPRESS
5 September, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS: Azertac, the state run news agency
of Azerbaijan is to appear in the epicenter of a new international
scandal for irresponsible reporting and fabrication of threats to
kill its own diplomats working abroad. Azerbaijani state news agency
reported yesterday on an anonymous letter in Turkish received by the
embassy in Budapest, which threatened to kill the embassy staff.
Agency attributed the letter to ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for
Liberation of Armenia) an Armenian militant organization that
operated from 1975 to early 1990s. Agency and other sources failed
to verify the letter independently. "Even a very simple content and
textual analysis of the letter, however, shows, that it could not
be attributed to an Armenian organization or an individual. First,
the letter decreases the number of victims of the Armenian Genocide
form 1.5 million to 600.000, which is the exact figure defended by
the official Turkish and Azerbaijani historiography. It contradicts
to the stated intention of ASALA (1975), which is "to compel the
Turkish Government to acknowledge publicly its responsibility
for the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915, pay reparations,
and cede territory for an Armenian homeland", where the number of
Armenian victims is clearly articulated", an unnamed former ASALA
member told Armenpress.The letter is written in Turkish, which is
not typical for ASALA's communication and it reminds more a staff
list of Azerbaijan's Embassy in Budapest, which could be known by
the staff of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan. The above mentioned
facts indicate that the unverified letter is a simple fabrication
of Azertac, to mislead international media community. President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev pardoned Ramil Safarov, a life sentenced
murderer, after his extradition from Budapest to Baku on August 31,
2012. Hungarian authorities made a decision to extradite an Azerbaijani
assassin Safarov to Azerbaijan where he was immediately pardoned
by the president of Azerbaijan Ramil Safarov. As a result of this
Hungarian-Azerbaijani deal Armenia suspended diplomatic relations
with Hungary. On February 19 of 2004 in Budapest Azerbaijani officer
Ramil Safarov slayed with an ax Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan when
the latter was sleeping. The two officers were taking part in English
language courses in framework of NATO program in Budapest. Hungarian
court sentenced Ramil Safarov to life imprisonment, without a right
to be pardoned during the first 30 years in jail.
ARMENPRESS
5 September, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS: Azertac, the state run news agency
of Azerbaijan is to appear in the epicenter of a new international
scandal for irresponsible reporting and fabrication of threats to
kill its own diplomats working abroad. Azerbaijani state news agency
reported yesterday on an anonymous letter in Turkish received by the
embassy in Budapest, which threatened to kill the embassy staff.
Agency attributed the letter to ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for
Liberation of Armenia) an Armenian militant organization that
operated from 1975 to early 1990s. Agency and other sources failed
to verify the letter independently. "Even a very simple content and
textual analysis of the letter, however, shows, that it could not
be attributed to an Armenian organization or an individual. First,
the letter decreases the number of victims of the Armenian Genocide
form 1.5 million to 600.000, which is the exact figure defended by
the official Turkish and Azerbaijani historiography. It contradicts
to the stated intention of ASALA (1975), which is "to compel the
Turkish Government to acknowledge publicly its responsibility
for the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915, pay reparations,
and cede territory for an Armenian homeland", where the number of
Armenian victims is clearly articulated", an unnamed former ASALA
member told Armenpress.The letter is written in Turkish, which is
not typical for ASALA's communication and it reminds more a staff
list of Azerbaijan's Embassy in Budapest, which could be known by
the staff of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan. The above mentioned
facts indicate that the unverified letter is a simple fabrication
of Azertac, to mislead international media community. President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev pardoned Ramil Safarov, a life sentenced
murderer, after his extradition from Budapest to Baku on August 31,
2012. Hungarian authorities made a decision to extradite an Azerbaijani
assassin Safarov to Azerbaijan where he was immediately pardoned
by the president of Azerbaijan Ramil Safarov. As a result of this
Hungarian-Azerbaijani deal Armenia suspended diplomatic relations
with Hungary. On February 19 of 2004 in Budapest Azerbaijani officer
Ramil Safarov slayed with an ax Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan when
the latter was sleeping. The two officers were taking part in English
language courses in framework of NATO program in Budapest. Hungarian
court sentenced Ramil Safarov to life imprisonment, without a right
to be pardoned during the first 30 years in jail.