Incident

Incident

Armenian-captured Rafig Hasanovâ€™s father: â€œWe heard about capture of my son from TVâ€

23 October 2008 13:05 (UTC +04:00)

He told me that I should search my son in Baku because someone saw Rafig run away to Baku. He said Rafig left for Baku by Marneuli bus. I went to the check-point and talked with soldiers there. They said that Rafig didnâ€™t go anywhere and he should be in near areasâ€, father of Rafig Hasanov, a soldier captured by Armenian militants in the direction of Kamarli village of Gazakh Region on October 8, resident of Agdamâ€™s Yusifjanli Village, temporarily settled in the IDP settlement Rahman Hasanov told APA Karabakh Bureau.
He said last he saw his son at the hospital on August 16. â€œRafig called me and said that doctors wanted to amputate his finger. We visited him at the hospital and talked with the doctors. They said that there was no need in amputation and they could treat the leg without amputation. Rafig said that his leg was pricked by the acacia prickle and later began to fester. After the treatment he returned from the hospital to the serviceâ€. The soldierâ€™s father said last Rafig had phone conversation with his cousin on October 6 and he was in good spirits. â€œHe asked when my father visits me?! On October 8 we heard that Rafig run away to Bakuâ€¦â€
Hasanov said he knew about capture of his son from television. â€œNo one says something new about my son. You first opened my doors. And my relatives onlyâ€¦No Red Cross, no others come and says something about the fate of my sonâ€.
Soldier of N military unit of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan Hasanov Rafig Rahman, 19 was captured by the Armenian militants on October 8, 2008 in the contact line between the troops. The State Commission for POWs, Hostages and Missing People said representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited the captured soldier in Armenia on October 16. They said his detention conditions met the norms of international humanitarian law. The State Commission POWs, Hostages and Missing People are taking appropriate measures to release Rafig Hasanov from the captivity.
Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan confirmed the fact of capture of Rafig Hasanov. Spokesman for the Defense Ministry Eldar Sabiroglu told APA that conditions of his capture were being investigated. He said Hasanov was registered by the Agdam Region Military Commissariat in April, 2008.