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AZERBAIJANI DEFENSE MINISTRY TRIES TO FIND JUSTIFICATION
July 16, 2014 | 13:15
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry issued a statement in connection
with the detention of Azerbaijani diversionary team in Karvachar
region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The defense ministry believes the detained saboteurs did nothing
illegal, APA agency reported.
"The Ministry said such allegations are groundless. Occupied
territories are lands of a sovereign Azerbaijan, and no one can ban
Azerbaijanis from moving freely in these territories. These persons
did not violate a state border as Armenian side claims, since the
territories controlled by self-proclaimed regime are created illegally
as a result of occupation and are a territory recognized by UN as
the Republic of Azerbaijan," the ministry said.
Earlier Armenian Defense Ministry said there is clear evidence that
we are dealing with a criminal group hired and used for diversion
purposes by the Azerbaijani authorities.
"The members of diversionary team had no badges of rank. They grossly
violated laws and traditions of war established by international law,
violently and inhumanly attacking civilians," the statement reads.
The Defense Ministry said criminal code envisages clear punishment
in case of criminal acts: illegal crossing the border, murder and a
murder attempt. Therefore, they will be prosecuted under the general
procedure set by the criminal law and human rights principles.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: A. Papazian
July 16, 2014 | 13:15
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry issued a statement in connection
with the detention of Azerbaijani diversionary team in Karvachar
region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The defense ministry believes the detained saboteurs did nothing
illegal, APA agency reported.
"The Ministry said such allegations are groundless. Occupied
territories are lands of a sovereign Azerbaijan, and no one can ban
Azerbaijanis from moving freely in these territories. These persons
did not violate a state border as Armenian side claims, since the
territories controlled by self-proclaimed regime are created illegally
as a result of occupation and are a territory recognized by UN as
the Republic of Azerbaijan," the ministry said.
Earlier Armenian Defense Ministry said there is clear evidence that
we are dealing with a criminal group hired and used for diversion
purposes by the Azerbaijani authorities.
"The members of diversionary team had no badges of rank. They grossly
violated laws and traditions of war established by international law,
violently and inhumanly attacking civilians," the statement reads.
The Defense Ministry said criminal code envisages clear punishment
in case of criminal acts: illegal crossing the border, murder and a
murder attempt. Therefore, they will be prosecuted under the general
procedure set by the criminal law and human rights principles.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: A. Papazian