Azerbaijan News Service
June 8 2005
QARABAQ LIBERATION ORGANIZATION HELD UNSANCTIONED ACTION
2005-06-08 18:59
Qarabaq Liberation Organization (QLO) started mass protest actions
from June 8. Organization members demanding Russia, France and the
United States, OSCE Minsk group member states not to let
parliamentary elections take place in so-called Daqliq Qarabaq
republic tried to unsanctioned action in front of embassies of these
countries. Though faced with resistance of the police in front of
France embassy, the participants could come up to the building and
sound their slogans. Policemen detained Firudin Mammadov, deputy
chief of QLO till the end of the picket. In front of the Russian
embassy, the police allowed only one of the organization members to
presented resolution of the action to embassy. QLO also protested
against Russia’s removal its military bases from Georgia to Armenia.
The police didn’t allow the organization members to approach the
American Embassy. The organization members accompanied by the police
presented resolution to the embassy. We stated that elections in
fictitious republics shouldn’t be allowed. If these states don’t take
measures, we will continue our actions, said Firudin Mammadov, deputy
chief of QLO. He said following actions will be more radical.