Incident

Incident

Nardaran residents issue death fatwa against Azerbaijani parliamentarian - UPDATED PHOTOSESSION

Nardaran residents issue death fatwa against Azerbaijani parliamentarian - <font color=red>UPDATED PHOTOSESSION </font>

09 January 2009 12:18 (UTC +04:00)

APAâ€™s correspondent reports from Nardaran that the protesters chanted slogans â€œWe share the grief of Gaza!â€, â€œDeath to America and Israel!â€, â€œUS hates the world Muslims!â€. Nardaran resident Haji Ali Huseynov called the happenings in Gaza â€œtragedy of the centuryâ€.
â€œAmerica, which always speaks about democracy, supports criminal Israel,â€ he said.

Haji Ali Huseynov said some Azerbaijani intellectuals gave false information to people and betrayed the nation.
â€œSuch intellectuals as Sabir Rustamkhanli betray the nation, slander â€œSeherâ€ TV channel (Iranian channel), which covers Azerbaijanâ€™s problems. For these actions, an elderly man of Nardaran issued death fatwa against Sabir Rustamkhanli. Sabir Rustamkhanli would rather increase the number of his bodyguards,â€ he said.

Nardaran resident Haji Hikmat Mammadov called on Azerbaijani government to focus attention on the happenings in Gaza.

MP Sabir Rustamkhanli told APA that â€œSeherâ€ TV channel of Iran broadcasted false programs and reports about him.
â€œWhy were Nardaran residents silent when an Iranian TV channel gave false information about an Azeri citizen? If they are indeed Azerbaijanis, they should answer these slanders, not defend the slandererâ€¦â€ he said.