(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 17. Azerbaijan is once
again witnessing injustice and double standards, as when its lands
were under Armenian occupation, Political analyst Elchin Mirzabayli
told Trend .
Recently it was announced that International Criminal Court
(ICC) will investigate the situation in Ukraine and that over 40 of
the ICC's investigators are to arrive in the country to record war
crimes and crimes against humanity, to conduct appropriate legal
procedures to punish the perpetrators and, of course, establish
justice.
Mirzabayli explained that no doubt, genocide, war crimes, crimes
against humanity and hate crimes must be investigated, regardless
of when and by whom they were committed, in accordance with the
requirements of the second part of the Rome Statute of ICC and
Articles 5, 6, 7 and 8, and the guilty must be punished without
exception.
Hover, looking at the classification of international crimes
within the jurisdiction of the Rome Statute, it can be determined
whether each of them was committed against the Azerbaijani
people.
'For example, article 8 of the Rome Statute, which classifies
war crimes, states that violation of requirements of the Geneva
Convention of August 12, 1949, which form the basis of
international humanitarian law (IHL), is considered a war crime,”
the analyst said.
“Requirements of Geneva Convention include premeditated
killings, torture and inhuman treatment, deliberate and mass
destruction of property, deliberate attacks on objects, the
civilian population, shelling of cities, villages, residential
buildings and buildings that are not military targets. There is no
need to list the remaining points since the classification is quite
extensive,” Mirzabayli noted.
However, there is nothing that Armenia would not have committed
against Azerbaijan in the classification of crimes as genocide,
crimes against humanity, war crimes, or attacks, Mirzabayli
added.
The expert noted that it is unacceptable to apply any
restrictions in connection with the investigation of crimes
classified in this document, in accordance with the requirements of
the Rome Statute.
He went on to say that taking all of this into consideration,
the ICC, in addition to the crimes committed in Ukraine, should
also very carefully investigate the rocket attacks on Ganja, Barda,
Tartar, and other peaceful cities of Azerbaijan during the 44-day
second Karabakh War.
'ICC should investigate killing of civilians as a result of
rocket attacks, including women, elderly and children and take
appropriate decisions to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to
justice,” a political expert said.
“Justice must be objective, impartial and far from double
standards, but unfortunately, we are witnessing injustice and
double standards in towards Azerbaijan, both during the occupation
of our lands and today,” Mirzabayli noted.
However, the basis of penitentiary policy in the legal system of
all countries of the world, including in the prosecution of
international crimes, is its deterrent function, he said.
Different attitudes towards crimes of a single legal
qualification, also double standards, ultimately create the basis
for the formation of an atmosphere of impunity, which today
undoubtedly plays an exceptional role in the spread of
international crime, he noted.
'In any case, we hope that the mission of ICC will consider the
issue of investigating war crimes committed against both Ukraine
and Azerbaijan. Otherwise, double standards contribute to the
emergence of new examples related to war crimes,' Mirzabayli
added.
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