ArmInfo. The office of third president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, issued an official statement in response to the intentions of the Aliyev regime to initiate a criminal case against him and put him on the wanted list.
"The accusation of Serzh Sargsyan by the Aliyev regime is already ridiculous in itself, and the charges are cynical, since Aliyev, who mastered the genocidal policy over the years and whose hatred of Armenians became state policy in Azerbaijan during his entire reign, has no the moral right to speak about Serzh Sargsyan, not to mention pressing charges. Over the years, Aliyev has faced the skillful diplomacy of Serzh Sargsyan, who adequately represents Armenia. He also witnessed the high rating of the third president of the Republic of Armenia, which did not decrease in the international community after his resignation.
The third President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, even after leaving his post, continued and will continue to represent the national, state interests of Armenia abroad thanks to his extensive connections and experience," the office of the third President of the Republic of Armenia said in a statement. At the same time, the office of the third President of the Republic of Armenia noted that both from 1988 and henceforth, Sargsyan will seek to realize the right of the Armenian people, who have lived in Artsakh for thousands of years, to live freely, independently and safely on the sacred Armenian land.
"It is noteworthy that inside the country the second and third presidents of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan are being persecuted by the capitulating authorities, and outside the country this is done by the Azerbaijani ruling clan, which has become a de facto ally of the surrendered authorities. Neither the regime inside Armenia, nor those who persecute it outside Armenia, will be able to prevent Serzh Sargsyan from fulfilling his mission. We are sure that in addition to the historical trial, the time will come to punish those who committed crimes against the Armenian people," the office of the third president of the Republic of Armenia said in a statement.
As ArmInfo previously reported, today the head of the special investigation department of the military prosecutor's office of Azerbaijan, senior adviser to justice Emil Tagiyev said that Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan were put on the wanted list on charges of allegedly "inciting ethnic hatred in 1988."