What happened in the Zabrat cemetery outraged Azerbaijan's tolerant, multicultural culture, as well as the public and the media, it was stated in the statement issued by the Russian community of Azerbaijan regarding the situation in the Zabrat cemetery located between the villages of Zabrat-1 and Balakhani, APA reports.
Graves with shattered and overturned tombstones have been seen in the images.
In addition, trees, plants, and a fence built by relatives were destroyed.
"What is happening is simply infuriating. In the tolerant multicultural society of Azerbaijan, this caused outrage in the public and the media. The Russian community of Azerbaijan strongly condemns the committed act of vandalism and expresses deep gratitude to the First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mehriban Aliyeva, for the attention paid to the incident. On behalf of First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva, with the participation of Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan - Head of the Department for Territorial and Organizational Issues of the Administration of the President of Azerbaijan Zeynal Nagdaliyev, an inspection of the Russian cemetery in the village of Balakhani of Sabunchi district has already been carried out. It was emphasized that all the tombstones will be restored," it was noted.
It was reported that Elchin Mammadov, First Deputy Prosecutor General, contacted the Chairman of the Russian Community, Deputy Mikhail Zabelin, and stated that instruction was granted to form an investigation team to look into all occurrences involving vandalism in the cemetery.
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