KLO ACTIVISTS DETAINED FOR PROTESTING ARRIVAL OF ARMENIAN BOXERS IN BAKU
ArmInfo
2010-04-27 14:43:00
ArmInfo-TURAN. The activists of the Karabakh Liberation Organization
(KLO) endeavored to protest against participation of Armenian sportsmen
in the World Junior Boxing Championship in Baku on Monday.
KLO chairman Akif Nagi told Turan that they entered the guarded
Sarhadci sports complex and tried to disrupt the competitions. Nagi
said that six activists were detained. Three were later released,
but there is no information on the other three.
KLO deputy chairman Ilgar Aliyev was detained last evening and taken
to the Khatai district police station No 34.
Nagi added that KLO activists are going to stage another action
in front of the Gulistan Palace to protest against participation
of Armenian Catholicos Karekin II in the World Summit of Religious
Leaders. "We are opposed to all possible ties with Armenia and the
presence of their representatives in Azerbaijan, until occupation of
our lands is ended," Nagi added.
Tofig Babanly, General Secretary of the Azerbaijan Boxing Federation,
refuted the information about the incident at the competitions.
"During the competitions one person started shouting something,
but guards immediately removed him from the hall. We safeguard the
security of sportsmen in accordance with the demands of international
competitions" Babanly said.