(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 12. Azerbaijani
community of UK has urged recognition of The Mahdi Servants Union
as terrorist organization, the State Committee for Work with the
Diaspora of Azerbaijan told Trend .
According to the committee, this requirement was made in the
community's appeal to MPs, the UK Foreign Office, and the European
Parliament due to the recent attack by a radical religious group on
the Azerbaijani embassy in London.
The appeal to UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss, Home Secretary
Priti Patel, MPs Graham Stewart, Dominic Raab, Bob Blackman, Lord
Jonathan Douglas Evans and the European Parliament on behalf of the
British Azerbaijani Community Chairperson Farida Panahova
emphasized that Azerbaijan is a secular, multicultural and tolerant
state, far from any kind of religious extremism.
According to the appeal authors, the act of vandalism which took
place is a gross violation of international law, as well as the
Vienna Convention.
'The Azerbaijani community in the UK is deeply shocked and
outraged by this attack in the center of Kensington, where many
London residents and tourists spend time with friends and families.
This act of vandalism is an attack on British society, its values
and the entire civilized world, and we strongly condemn it,” the
authors said.“The attack by radicals on the Azerbaijani embassy in
London is unacceptable and is a gross violation of the principles
of the inviolability of the diplomatic building.”
“It's not coincident that this happened on the eve of the 30th
anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between
the UK and Azerbaijan, approaching the decisive stage of peace
negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia mediated by the EU,
amid the development of strategic cooperation between Azerbaijan
and the EU in the oil and gas sector,” the appeal noted.“This act
was intended to deliberately damage the UK's bilateral relations
with Azerbaijan and undermine important processes taking place
within the framework of cooperation with the EU.”
The appeal authors specifically protested against the fact that
in the first hours of the event, the UK police silently watched and
did nothing.
“The belated arrival of special police forces to the scene at a
time when the lives of the embassy staff were in danger was
regarded as evidence of the frivolous attitude of the UK
intelligence and law enforcement agencies to a dangerous situation,
and it was emphasized that this was absolutely unacceptable,” the
authors stressed.
At the end of the appeal, the relevant UK authorities were
required to take the necessary legal steps to bring to justice
those who committed this crime against the Azerbaijani embassy in
London, and a call was made for the closure of The Mahdi Servants
Union and the immediate deportation of this organization's members
from the country.
'Every citizen of the UK should share such values, as general
tolerance and respect for human rights. There is no doubt that if
these radical groups go unpunished, they will soon target our
homes, schools and other official bodies,' concluded the
authors.
Immediately after the incident, a corresponding letter was sent
on behalf of the Coordinating Council of Azerbaijanis living in the
UK to Home Secretary Priti Patel.
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