AZERI YOUTH MOVEMENT LEADER ACCUSED IN COOPERATION WITH ARMENIAN SPECIAL SERVICES
PanArmenian News Network
Aug 6 2005
06.08.2005 04:21
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azerbaijan’s Office of Prosecutor General has
released a statement, that says their officers have taken into
custody Ruslan Bashirli, the leader of Yeni Fikir youth movement.
Bashirli, who is close with People’s Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA),
is suspected in cooperation with Armenian special services and is
arrested on the basis of a statement of youth organization another
member – Osman Alimuradov. According to the latter, July 28-29 he
and Bashirli “visited Tbilisi, where they met with certain Georgi
Ispiryan and Vardan, who were actually Armenian special services
officers.” PFPA flatly denies these accusations and calls the happening
a provocation. “The provocative report says that allegedly Bashirli met
with Ispiryan in a private flat and the latter promised the Yeni Fikir
leader comprehensive assistance in organizing a “colored revolution”
in Azerbaijan and PFPA leader Ali Kerimli coming to power. Ispiryan
promised to provide opposition with discreditable information about
the Azeri authorities and gave $2 thousand to Bashirli on receipt. He
also told Bashirli that the assistance of that kind will be provided
periodically,” PFPA release says. The PFPA has urged international
community not to keep indifferent towards the lot of Yeni Fikir
activists and protect R. Bashirli, reported IA Regnum.