French VIGINUM Tried To Denigrate Work Of Baku Initiative Group - Executive Director (UPD)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 8. The French VIGINUM
government service, responsible for national security and defense,
tried to denigrate the work of the Baku Initiative Group, the
group's executive director Abbas Abbasov said, Trend reports.
He made this remark during today's briefing on the unfounded
accusations reflected in the VIGINUM report from December 2024.
"France claimed that the videos spread by the BIG during the
protests in New Caledonia were fabricated. However, the videos that
France calls fabricated were sent to us by our friends.
The country had restricted internet access and banned social
media in the region, but we had already received the videos before
imposement of these restrictions," Abbasov explained.
According to him, the French side claims in its report that
during the protests in New Caledonia, there was alleged
manipulation of the French-speaking audience using "fabricated"
photos and videos.
"These videos and photos, which the French side called
fabricated, were sent to us by our friends in New Caledonia
directly from the scene. The photos and videos were entirely
authentic, taken right at the site of the events, and sent to us.
The French government was committing killings and mass arrests of
Kanaks and did not want the global community to see these
atrocities.
The French side later even restricted internet access and
blocked several social networks. However, by the time they did so,
we already had photos and videos proving the unlawful actions
carried out by French law enforcement. The French intelligence
services also brought most individuals under investigation simply
for showing sympathy toward the Baku Initiative Group, and illegal
arrests were carried out," he added.
Established in 2021 to safeguard democracy and electoral
discourse, VIGINUM endeavors to detect foreign networks that
surreptitiously influence public debate and disseminate their
knowledge to the media and governmental bodies. It operates at the
inter-ministerial level under the French Prime Minister, within the
General Secretariat for Defense and National Security (SGDSN),
France's counterpart to the National Security Council, facilitating
collaboration and advisory roles for the Ministries of Europe and
Foreign Affairs, Armed Forces, and Interior.
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