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INJIGHULYAN: THEY THREATENED TO SHOOT IF I WISHED TO RETURN TO ARMENIA (PHOTOS)
11:19, 02.10.2014
YEREVAN. - Armenian military serviceman Hakob Injighulyan, who was
held captive in Azerbaijan for more than a year, is grateful to the
international organizations and the foreign countries for assisting
in his release from captivity.
Injighulyan, who returned to Armenia from a third country in the early
morning hours on Thursday, told the numerous media representatives,
who had come to the airport to meet him, about his ordeals while
in captivity.
He stressed that the decision to return to his homeland was his own,
and added that he plans to carry out the remaining nine months of
his military service.
He said that he is in "good" health condition.
Injighulyan spoke about the pressures he was subjected while in
Azerbaijani captivity.
"They were saying: 'If you don't do as we say, you'll share the fate
of the [Armenian] shepherd [i.e., Manvel Saribekyan, who died in
prison in Azerbaijan],'" he noted.
He added that the "interview," which he had given shortly after
being captured, was given under threat, and that the Azerbaijanis
also attempted to get information from him.
"Before the visit by the delegates of the International Committee
of the Red Cross, they were telling me what to say to them. They
were reading letters from my family, [and] dictating letters which
I was writing.
"They threatened, said, 'If you try to escape from captivity, or wish
to return to Armenia, you will be shot.' That's why I went to a third
country, and then returned to Armenia," Injighulyan informed.
In his words, he was held captive in a military facility, where he
also had seen other Armenians.
On the night of August 8, 2013, Armenian soldier Hakob Injighulyan
(born in 1991) had gotten lost and found himself in the territory under
the control of Azerbaijan. He was taken to the Azerbaijani capital city
Baku the next day. The ICRC was able to first meet with the Armenian
prisoner of war on August 20. In addition, Injighulyan was made to
wear Azerbaijani military uniform and give several "interviews."
http://news.am/eng/news/231918.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
11:19, 02.10.2014
YEREVAN. - Armenian military serviceman Hakob Injighulyan, who was
held captive in Azerbaijan for more than a year, is grateful to the
international organizations and the foreign countries for assisting
in his release from captivity.
Injighulyan, who returned to Armenia from a third country in the early
morning hours on Thursday, told the numerous media representatives,
who had come to the airport to meet him, about his ordeals while
in captivity.
He stressed that the decision to return to his homeland was his own,
and added that he plans to carry out the remaining nine months of
his military service.
He said that he is in "good" health condition.
Injighulyan spoke about the pressures he was subjected while in
Azerbaijani captivity.
"They were saying: 'If you don't do as we say, you'll share the fate
of the [Armenian] shepherd [i.e., Manvel Saribekyan, who died in
prison in Azerbaijan],'" he noted.
He added that the "interview," which he had given shortly after
being captured, was given under threat, and that the Azerbaijanis
also attempted to get information from him.
"Before the visit by the delegates of the International Committee
of the Red Cross, they were telling me what to say to them. They
were reading letters from my family, [and] dictating letters which
I was writing.
"They threatened, said, 'If you try to escape from captivity, or wish
to return to Armenia, you will be shot.' That's why I went to a third
country, and then returned to Armenia," Injighulyan informed.
In his words, he was held captive in a military facility, where he
also had seen other Armenians.
On the night of August 8, 2013, Armenian soldier Hakob Injighulyan
(born in 1991) had gotten lost and found himself in the territory under
the control of Azerbaijan. He was taken to the Azerbaijani capital city
Baku the next day. The ICRC was able to first meet with the Armenian
prisoner of war on August 20. In addition, Injighulyan was made to
wear Azerbaijani military uniform and give several "interviews."
http://news.am/eng/news/231918.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress