Several EU Institutions Need To Hault Their Provocations Against Azerbaijan - MFA
Date
8/24/2024 7:16:52 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 24. Several EU
institutions need to hault their provocations against Azerbaijan,
said Aykhan Hajizada, Spokesman for Azerbaijan's Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Trend reports.
He made the statement in response to a question about the
provocative remarks directed at Azerbaijan by Peter Stano,
Spokesperson for the European Commission on Foreign Affairs and
Security Policy.
“Such biased allegations of the EU Spokesperson regarding the
human rights in our country have been repeatedly responded by us.
Opinions that any Azerbaijani citizen is being prosecuted due to
their political beliefs or viewpoints, or that criminal proceedings
involving individuals introducing themselves as journalists or
human rights advocates have political motives are fundamentally
improper and unacceptable.
Detention of individuals for offenses such as treason, financing
of particular illegal activities, illicit financial transactions,
etc. is conducted in accordance with the requirements of the
relevant criminal procedural legislations, and the process is fully
transparent.
Instead of waiting for the outcomes of criminal cases and
investigations, as well as court decisions, calls on Azerbaijan to
release suspects are in direct contradiction with the legal
procedures, an attempt to interfere with the judicial authority,
and is a violation of the values promoted by the European
Union.
We regretfully note that indifference by the EU to the violation
of the fundamental rights and freedoms of people in a number of its
member states, the loss of lives in prisons as a result of
political persecution and during the protests such as“yellow
vests,” as well as bloodshed in protests in New Caledonia are
examples of double standards.
A number of institutions of the EU must put an end to
provocations against Azerbaijan,” the statement reads.
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