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DAVIT BABAYAN: ASKEROV MUST SERVE HIS SENTENCE IN ARTSAKH
Lragir.am
Politics - 23 January 2015, 00:34
GALA TV: The Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov was asked in
a press conference two days ago why Russia is not taking interest
in the destiny of its citizen Dilham Askerov who is in Artsakh. In
answer to this question Lavrov said: "As you said, is he a citizen of
Russia and has he been arrested by the Armenian side? In that case
we will discuss this issue with him. We have a number of citizens
who have been arrested in different parts of the world. We always
take interest in their destinies."
Dilham Askerov is a member of the Azerbaijani reconnaissance group
who was convicted of illegal crossing of the state border of Artsakh
and sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment.
The spokesman for the president of Artsakh Davit Babayan told GALA TV:
"These people performed subversive terrorist actions in the territory
of Artsakh, in the result of which innocent citizens were killed;
besides, an open, transparent trial was conducted, and everyone
was aware, everyone could come and see, attend the trial which was
covered widely, those people pled guilty, we did not do retribution,
we organized an open, transparent trial because we find this was our
civilized achievement and we thereby demonstrated that we are not a
fascist state unlike Azerbaijan to kill captured people or we know how
they treat people who have accidentally appeared in their territory.
They will serve their sentences according to our laws," Davit
Babayan said.
The spokesman for the president of NKR does not rule out that Askerov
is a Russian citizen; he worked for the Azerbaijani security agencies.
He said it makes no different what citizenship he has, he has committed
a terrorist act, sentenced to imprisonment in accordance with the
NKR laws and he will serve his sentence in Artsakh.
Davit Babayan also noted that if the Russian side addressed Askerov's
issue, it will have to deal with the Artsakh side because he committed
the terrorist act in the territory of Artsakh. "That trial lasted
for several months, their names had been known before, nobody has
turned to us and why would they do if this person has committed a
severe crime? I don't think that anyone would turn to us for such a
matter but irrespective of all we had the trial and they will serve
their punishment here, according to the court verdict. This is final,
they may only apply to the Supreme Court but so far they haven't,"
Davit Babayan says.
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/33508#sthash.AkGgJnSE.dpuf
From: A. Papazian
Lragir.am
Politics - 23 January 2015, 00:34
GALA TV: The Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov was asked in
a press conference two days ago why Russia is not taking interest
in the destiny of its citizen Dilham Askerov who is in Artsakh. In
answer to this question Lavrov said: "As you said, is he a citizen of
Russia and has he been arrested by the Armenian side? In that case
we will discuss this issue with him. We have a number of citizens
who have been arrested in different parts of the world. We always
take interest in their destinies."
Dilham Askerov is a member of the Azerbaijani reconnaissance group
who was convicted of illegal crossing of the state border of Artsakh
and sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment.
The spokesman for the president of Artsakh Davit Babayan told GALA TV:
"These people performed subversive terrorist actions in the territory
of Artsakh, in the result of which innocent citizens were killed;
besides, an open, transparent trial was conducted, and everyone
was aware, everyone could come and see, attend the trial which was
covered widely, those people pled guilty, we did not do retribution,
we organized an open, transparent trial because we find this was our
civilized achievement and we thereby demonstrated that we are not a
fascist state unlike Azerbaijan to kill captured people or we know how
they treat people who have accidentally appeared in their territory.
They will serve their sentences according to our laws," Davit
Babayan said.
The spokesman for the president of NKR does not rule out that Askerov
is a Russian citizen; he worked for the Azerbaijani security agencies.
He said it makes no different what citizenship he has, he has committed
a terrorist act, sentenced to imprisonment in accordance with the
NKR laws and he will serve his sentence in Artsakh.
Davit Babayan also noted that if the Russian side addressed Askerov's
issue, it will have to deal with the Artsakh side because he committed
the terrorist act in the territory of Artsakh. "That trial lasted
for several months, their names had been known before, nobody has
turned to us and why would they do if this person has committed a
severe crime? I don't think that anyone would turn to us for such a
matter but irrespective of all we had the trial and they will serve
their punishment here, according to the court verdict. This is final,
they may only apply to the Supreme Court but so far they haven't,"
Davit Babayan says.
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/33508#sthash.AkGgJnSE.dpuf
From: A. Papazian