AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENT EXPRESSES ATTITUDE TO EUROPEAN COURT’S DECISION

Trend
April 27 2010
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani Parliamentary Speaker Ogtay Asadov considers inappropriate
politicization of the European Court’s decision on case of journalist
Eynulla Fatullayev.

"Azerbaijan has the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, which will
comment on the issue after its clarification," Asadov said at the
today’s parliamentary meeting.

He said currently there is no need to politicize this issue.

"The international organizations often claim that Azerbaijani
courts are politicized. But the decision of the European Court of
Human Rights, accusing us in this, is itself politicized," Deputy
Parliamentary Speaker Ziyafet Asgarov said.

Asgarov said IDPs from the Lachin region of Azerbaijan appealed to
the European Court 2.5 years ago.

"Armenians have made a similar statement in 2009. Despite this,
the Court decided to consider the complaints of Azerbaijanis and
Armenians together. Is it fair to?"he added.

The European court’s decisions can not be forced.

"We have complained to the Grand Chamber [European court]. The decision
will be sent to the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, the plenary session
of which will take a decision," Asgarov said.

Last week, the European Court decided on the immediate release of
Fatullayev.