ARMENIANS KILLED AZERBAIJANI LIVING IN GEORGIA
2005-06-29 20:45
Azerbaijan News Service
June 29 2005
The resident of Sadakhli village of Marneuli region Sadraddin
Palangov disappeared without a trace near the water canal crossing
from Georgia-Armenia border in the evening yesterday. According to
the information of the Georgian bureau of ANS, Sadraddin Palangov
recognized under the pseudonym “Molla Gara” left his house for
bringing back the cattle from the pasture in the evening hours and
did not return back. The residents of Sadakhli village inform that
they heard bullet sounds from the border direction at the evening
hours. The residents of the village went to that place after some
hours and saw bloodstains on the ground near the canal. Sadraddin
Palangov’s cap covered with blood, hand-stick and 7 cartridge-cases
of “Makarov” pistol were found during the review in that place.
Nothing was heard of Sadraddin Palangov during the last 24 hours.
About 500 residents of Sadakhli village getting angry with this
incident held a protest action, they closed the Georgia-Armenia
highway since the morning today. The residents of the village said in
their explanation given to the Georgian bureau of ANS that they
suppose Molla Gara was murdered by the Armenians. The residents
informed that if it is asserted that the Armenians committed this
incident, then they will revenge the Armenians thousand fold for
their villager. Though the prosecutor’s office of Kvemo-Kartli region
and associates of the police department required the residents to
open the highway, the local resident declared that they do not intend
to open the road until Sadraddin Palangov is found. The participants
of the action let only the divers come to there for searching the
canal several minutes ago to pass forward. The head of the executive
power of Marneuli region Amiran Shubitidze arrived at the place of
incident at the midday hours today, the residents required him the
internal affairs minister of Georgia, the general prosecutor and the
first persons of Kvemo-Kartli region to intervene the incident. The
process of searching Sadraddin Palangov is being continued. None of
the Azerbaijani parliamentarians of the Georgian parliament arrived
at the place of incident. The chief of the press-service of the
embassy of Azerbaijan in Georgia Elkhan Polukhov is in Sadakhli
village in connection with the incident at present. According to the
information given from the Georgian bureau of ANS for the last
minute, The Internal Affairs Ministry of Georgia sent special
destination groups to Sadakhli village for opening the highway. These
groups severely beat the residents of the village, scattered the
action and opened the Georgia-Armenia road. According to the
information given to the Georgian bureau of ANS from the reliable
source, the internal affairs minister Vano Merabishvili was reported
about Azerbaijani’s being murdered in the border with Armenia and the
IAM head intends to arrive at the Georgia-Armenia border for getting
acquainted with the essence of the incident in the place.