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Even in Baku people scoff at statement of Azerbaijani Ministry of
Defense on 77-year-old ''Armenian saboteur''
16:59 01/02/2014 >> SOCIETY
The statement of the Azerbaijani Minister of Defense on the detention
of 77-year-old "Armenian saboteur" on 28th of January, 2014 causes
laughter and disbelief even in Baku. Note that the citizen of Armenia,
Mamikon Khojoyan on that day crossed the state border and ended up in
the area controlled by Azerbaijan.
The article published in Azerbaijani News portal Haqqin.az titled
"Saboteur-77-year-old madman Mamikon" accompanied with the photos of
the detainee says, "The Azerbaijani Media circulates the photos of
Armenian saboteur who appears to be older than 65! It's time already
for the Azerbaijani News Agencies really to learn how to work without
such blunders. Now look at that saboteur! One doesn't know whether to
laugh or cry! What can I say? There is nothing to add; these photos
say everything."
It's noteworthy that earlier the Azerbaijani Media reported that the
Armenian citizen was detained by local residents who handed him over
the military. The Secretary of Azerbaijani State Commission on
prisoners of war, hostages and missing persons Shahin Sailov informed
the journalists that Khojoyan is a civilian. He was detained in
Alibeili village of Tovuz region of Azerbaijan and handed over to the
military.
Later, in the statement of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense
77-year-old man turned out to be a "conductor of subversive group" and
he was no longer detained by the civilians, the residents of the
border village but by the Azerbaijani military. Furthermore in initial
reports of Azerbaijani Media there was no word about the fact that
Khojoyan was wounded, whereas the latest statement of the Ministry of
Defense claims that the detained man is wounded.
Famous Azerbaijani political observer Rauf Mirkadirov in his article
"Very funny situation amid local engagements and human losses"
published on the website of Azerbaijani newspaper Zerkalo brings
forward the words of Vagif Dyargakhli, the head of the Press service
of the Ministry of Defense that the detained 77-year-old Mamikon
Khojoyan "is a saboteur and is well aware of the topography."
Mirkadirov quotes Kamo Chobanyan, the headman of Verin Karmiraghbyur
village of Tavush region of Armenia who stated that the detainee
77-year-old Mamikon Khojoyan is a resident of the village who suffers
from mental illness and is registered at the specialized clinic.
"At noon the villagers saw him carrying a bucket. They asked him where
he was going and he answered "to pick grapes." How there can be grapes
in the winter? The gardens are situated eight km far from the village,
thus he went down and accidently crossed the border," Chobanyan said
that he himself learnt about what happened from the Azerbaijani Media
when saw the photos of his fellow villager.
Mirkadirov therefore calls for the respect for Azerbaijani servicemen,
who are claimed to have a "victory" over "old-man saboteur."
"Don't you think that the Armenians could have found a younger scout-
saboteur who would have been familiar with the topography? This is not
serious: 77-year-old half dead man. Secondly, it turns out that the
Armenians don't respect our army at all as they send 77-year-old men
to fight against us. Gentlemen, we should respect our own army! I
don't think that our soldiers there at the forefront every day risk
their lives for the reports of similar kind like their victory over
old man saboteur...Besides, the old man was noticed, detained and headed
over by the similar villagers but from our side. This is not a tragedy
but a very funny situation..." Mirkadirov sums up.
On its turn, political scientist of Baku, Zardusht Alizadeh in an
interview with the Azerbaijani service of British Broadcasting
Corporation BBC said: "the Azerbaijanis present the poor Armenian as a
saboteur but this doesn't mean that it is the truth."
Alizadeh noted that this kind of cases when the detained Armenian
citizens were accused of espionage as well happened before. "But there
was no evidence," the Azerbaijani political scientist added.
http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2014/02/01/mamikon/
Defense on 77-year-old ''Armenian saboteur''
16:59 01/02/2014 >> SOCIETY
The statement of the Azerbaijani Minister of Defense on the detention
of 77-year-old "Armenian saboteur" on 28th of January, 2014 causes
laughter and disbelief even in Baku. Note that the citizen of Armenia,
Mamikon Khojoyan on that day crossed the state border and ended up in
the area controlled by Azerbaijan.
The article published in Azerbaijani News portal Haqqin.az titled
"Saboteur-77-year-old madman Mamikon" accompanied with the photos of
the detainee says, "The Azerbaijani Media circulates the photos of
Armenian saboteur who appears to be older than 65! It's time already
for the Azerbaijani News Agencies really to learn how to work without
such blunders. Now look at that saboteur! One doesn't know whether to
laugh or cry! What can I say? There is nothing to add; these photos
say everything."
It's noteworthy that earlier the Azerbaijani Media reported that the
Armenian citizen was detained by local residents who handed him over
the military. The Secretary of Azerbaijani State Commission on
prisoners of war, hostages and missing persons Shahin Sailov informed
the journalists that Khojoyan is a civilian. He was detained in
Alibeili village of Tovuz region of Azerbaijan and handed over to the
military.
Later, in the statement of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense
77-year-old man turned out to be a "conductor of subversive group" and
he was no longer detained by the civilians, the residents of the
border village but by the Azerbaijani military. Furthermore in initial
reports of Azerbaijani Media there was no word about the fact that
Khojoyan was wounded, whereas the latest statement of the Ministry of
Defense claims that the detained man is wounded.
Famous Azerbaijani political observer Rauf Mirkadirov in his article
"Very funny situation amid local engagements and human losses"
published on the website of Azerbaijani newspaper Zerkalo brings
forward the words of Vagif Dyargakhli, the head of the Press service
of the Ministry of Defense that the detained 77-year-old Mamikon
Khojoyan "is a saboteur and is well aware of the topography."
Mirkadirov quotes Kamo Chobanyan, the headman of Verin Karmiraghbyur
village of Tavush region of Armenia who stated that the detainee
77-year-old Mamikon Khojoyan is a resident of the village who suffers
from mental illness and is registered at the specialized clinic.
"At noon the villagers saw him carrying a bucket. They asked him where
he was going and he answered "to pick grapes." How there can be grapes
in the winter? The gardens are situated eight km far from the village,
thus he went down and accidently crossed the border," Chobanyan said
that he himself learnt about what happened from the Azerbaijani Media
when saw the photos of his fellow villager.
Mirkadirov therefore calls for the respect for Azerbaijani servicemen,
who are claimed to have a "victory" over "old-man saboteur."
"Don't you think that the Armenians could have found a younger scout-
saboteur who would have been familiar with the topography? This is not
serious: 77-year-old half dead man. Secondly, it turns out that the
Armenians don't respect our army at all as they send 77-year-old men
to fight against us. Gentlemen, we should respect our own army! I
don't think that our soldiers there at the forefront every day risk
their lives for the reports of similar kind like their victory over
old man saboteur...Besides, the old man was noticed, detained and headed
over by the similar villagers but from our side. This is not a tragedy
but a very funny situation..." Mirkadirov sums up.
On its turn, political scientist of Baku, Zardusht Alizadeh in an
interview with the Azerbaijani service of British Broadcasting
Corporation BBC said: "the Azerbaijanis present the poor Armenian as a
saboteur but this doesn't mean that it is the truth."
Alizadeh noted that this kind of cases when the detained Armenian
citizens were accused of espionage as well happened before. "But there
was no evidence," the Azerbaijani political scientist added.
http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2014/02/01/mamikon/