Azerbaijani Ombudsman Addresses Letter To Head Of General Inspection Organization Of Iran
Date
1/30/2023 9:28:33 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 30. Azerbaijan's Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) Sabina
Aliyeva has sent an official letter to the Head of the General
Inspection Organization of Iran, Zabihullah Khodaeian, trend reports via the
office of the Ombudsman.
In the letter, Sabina Aliyeva strongly condemned the
terrorist attack committed against the Embassy of the Republic of
Azerbaijan in Tehran on January 27, 2023, and brought to attention
the violation of the Vienna convention on diplomatic Relations,
1961, and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes
against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic
Agents, 1973.
The Azerbaijani Ombudsman called on the human rights
organization of Iran to take the necessary and urgent measures
within its powers to bring to justice the persons who organized and
participated in the commission of this treacherous attack as soon
as possible.
An armed attack took place at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran
on January 27, 2023, at about 8:30 (GMT+4). The gunman turned out
to be a man in his 50's, who drove up to the administrative
building, armed with a Kalashnikov automatic rifle.
Earlier reports from the Chief of Tehran police said there were
two children in the car with the gunman, the security camera footage released later proved the
man was alone. He entered the building after briefly waving hand to
the Iranian security guard outside. No attempts were made to detain
the gunman, as he freely entered the embassy. The man managed to
kill head of the security service and wounding two embassy guards.
The shooter was eventually detained. The incident is currently
being investigated.
Following the deadly assault, Azerbaijan evacuated its officials
from the embassy, including those who suffered as a result of the
attack and completely suspended the work of the embassy in
Tehran.
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