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Allahshukur Pashazadeh asks Azerbaijani parliament to bring case of January 20 tragedy originators to Hague tribunal - PHOTOSESSION

Allahshukur Pashazadeh asks Azerbaijani parliament to bring case of January 20 tragedy originators to Hague tribunal - <font color=red> PHOTOSESSION</font>

18 January 2010 11:48 (UTC +04:00)

We demand to establish new investigative commission for wide and comprehensive investigation, to bring the case of originators of this event led by Mikhail Gorbachev to Hague International Tribunalâ€, said chairman of the Caucasian Muslim Office Sheikh-al-Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh at the conference dedicated to 20th anniversary of January 20 tragedy. He urged to produce documentaries, different works, which will make clear political character of the events and to publicize realities and to put an end to any doubt. â€œWe think to appeal the government with this initiativeâ€.

MP Mubariz Gurbanli spoke about the January 20 events and nowhere in the world one million people attended funeral of martyrs as it was in January, 1990. He said Azerbaijani people must learn lesson of January 20 and not to give power to inexperienced people.

MP Fattah Heydarov reminded about Kazakh writer Oljas Suleymenovâ€™s words â€œIf Heydar Aliyev was in Azerbaijan in 1988-89, January 20 events wouldnâ€™t take placeâ€ and said it was a great value. Heydarov said Sheikh-al-Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh played great role from the viewpoint of support to the people during January 20 events.

Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Associations Hidayat Orujov said January 20 events would never be forgotten. The committee chairman said Moscow organized actions against Armenians in Baku and Sumgayit on January 13-14, 1990. â€œArmenian pogroms were organized by Moscow. Azerbaijanis helped Armenians to be saved during those events. This is a weighty fact. But Armenians took part in killing of Azerbaijanis during January 20 eventsâ€.

MP Yagub Mahmudov also said the happenings of January 20 had not been investigated properly. He said January 20 should be marked as heroism, military marches, Heyrati performed in the military unit.
â€œLaying flowers on the graves of the martyrs is not enough,â€ he said.
Mahmudov said conferring Nobel Prize on Mikhail Gorbachov, who committed January 20 happenings, was a double standard of the world.
â€œThe opening of an Orthodox church by one of the co-chairs of OSCER Minsk Group in Karabakh is also an example of double standards,â€ he said.

Episcope of Baku and Caspian Eparchy Father Alexander said January 20 was one of the most historical days of Azerbaijani people.

Head of Mountain Jews Religious Community Semyon Ikhilov said Azerbaijani people could never be defeated. Commenting on the reports that Armenians had a role in the January 20 happenings, Ikhilov said:
â€œAt that time Armenians held high posts in Azerbaijan. What did they lack that they participated in such acts,â€ he said.
The participants appealed to speaker of the parliament Ogtay Asadov. The appeal signed by Sheikh-ul-islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh will be held to the parliament. It says that January 20 tragedy is a big crime against Azerbaijani people.
â€œAs the author of the open appeal revealing the executioner of the empire Mikhail Gorbachov, who led this crime, this is my mission before the martyrs of January 20 to expose the perpetrators of the tragedy. Taking all this into account, I ask you, as the body defending the legal interests of the Azerbaijani citizens, to sue these executioners in the International Court of Justice. The world community must be informed about the essence of their actions basing on the evidences, documents, testimonies of witnesses. I am sure that Azerbaijani parliament will do its best for the sake of justice to punish the perpetrators.â€