ELECTRONIC ARCHIVE OF THE MATERIALS ON THE POGROMS OF ARMENIANS IN SUMGAIT READY TO OCCUR ON THE WEB
ArmInfo
2010-02-26 14:00:00
ArmInfo. Scanning of the materials on the pogroms of Armenians in
Sumgait in February of 1988 has been completed and the electronic
archive is now ready to be placed on the web, Sona Truzyan, Spokeswoman
of the Armenian Prosecutor General, told ArmInfo.
The web page "Sumgait" telling about those tragic incidents is
currently under construction. It will be available on the website
of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Armenia. Part of the materials
are already available at the website. Simultaneously, the materials
are being studied. "Inquiring into the materials of the criminal case
reveal that the pogroms and murders of Armenians were organized and
planned by the political authorities of that period in Azerbaijan.
Testimonies by witnesses are the best evidence of that," Sona Truzyan
said. She highlighted that the ordinary citizens in Azerbaijan were
warned to be brought responsible in case of helping Armenians. "The
addresses and second names of the Azerbaijanis who helped Armenians
in Sumgait are not mentioned in the testimonies," she said.
"We hope that already in March the website will be ready and will
provide more details on the tragedy in Sumgait," Sona Truzyan said. On
Feb 27-29 1988 nearly the whole territory of Sumgait became arena
of unopposed mass pogroms of the Armenian population. Armed with
cold weapons and explosives the pogromists killed at least 53 and
injured hundreds of innocent peaceful Armenians citizens. There
were numerous cases of beating, tortures, rape (even of minors),
over 200 ruined flats, dozens of fired shops, cars. Thousands of
people become refugees.