Today, Azerbaijan
Jan 26 2008
Elchin Behbudov: "The announcement made by Armenian soldier Ambartsum
Asaturyan is false"
26 January 2008 [11:02] – Today.Az
"I think the announcement made by Armenian soldier Ambartsum
Araturyan, captured on August 4 of 2007, and handed over to the
Armenian side, is false", chairman of the Azerbaijani committee
against torture Elchin Behbudov said commenting on A.Asaturyan’s
interview to Liberty Radio.
"This is another attempt of Armenians to spoil the image of
Azerbaijan. I can also understand why Asaturyan did it because I can
imagine the pressure and attacks this soldier was subjected to upon
return to Armenia.
But I can bindingly state that Asaturyan was not subjected to
torture. It would be enough to recall that two trespassers from
Armenia, Roman Taryan and Artur Apresyan, kept in the local Ministry
of National Security, have never carped at the housing conditions. At
the same time, they announced that Armenian powers were training
kamikazes from among orphans, teaching them Turkish and Azerbaijani,
and that there are camps in Armenia, where Azerbaijani captives are
kept.
Moreover, Armenian human rights activists confirmed during frequent
conversations with me, that there are camps where Azerbaijani
captives are kept and tortured, in the occupied lands of Nagorno
Garabagh, as well.
Thus, Armenia would better bear responsibility for its own crimes,
rather than blame the Azerbaijani government", Behbudov said.
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