THERE ARE NO PEOPLE SEARCHED FOR INTERNATIONALLY FOR POLITICAL REASONS, HEAD OF INTERPOL ARMENIAN BUREAU ASSURES

Noyan Tapan
Nov 12, 2009

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Currently there are no
people searched for internationally for political reasons. Vardan
Yeghiazarian, the Head of Interpol National Central Bureau in Armenia,
stated at a November 12 press conference.

He said that two years ago Azeris put into circulation data of nearly
50 Armenians, including citizens of Armenia, as persons searched
for by Interpol for terrorism and grave crimes. Armenia immediately
responded to it and a special commission was sent to Armenia and
Azerbaijan, the issue was studied and all mentioned persons were
considered persons searched for for political reasons and the search
was stopped. V. Yeghiazarian clarified the issue saying that Interpol
Regulations’ Article 3 categorically prohibits to prosecute people
for political, military, racial, religious reasons.