Omar Harfouch accuses Azerbaijan of falsifying results of 2010
Eurovision Song Contest

May 30, 2010 – 15:50 AMT 10:50 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net –

French businessman of Syrian descent Omar Harfouch has accused
Azerbaijan of falsifying the voting results of 2010 Eurovision Song
Contest, French journalist Jean Eckian told to PanARMENIAN.Net with
reference to the French website – jeanmarcmorandini.com – specializing
in broadcast of information on television.

Omar Harfouch said in an exclusive interview to jeanmarcmorandini.com
that Azerbaijan exerted pressure on jurors of several countries,
paying bribes through Azerbaijani embassies in these countries.
According to Omar Harfouch, the bribes total sum amounted to $20mln.

On May 29, Oslo hosted the 55th Eurovision Song Contest, which brought
together representatives of 39 countries. Germany’s Lena Mayer-Landrut
was announced the contest winner with 246.2 points. Meanwhile,
Armenia’s Eva Rivas was the seventh with 141.8 points and Azerbaijan’s
Safura Alizadeh was the fifth with 145.6 points.

From: A. Papazian