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Today, one more Karabakh war veteran made an attempt of self-immolation in Azerbaijan, as it is reported by the Azerbaijani news portal Haqqin.az. According to the information, disabled of first group, Malik Mejidov made an attempt of self-immolation by dousing himself with gasoline in front of the building of the executive power of Sumgait.

The chairman of the Sumgait branch of public association “Karabakh invalids” Elshan Mustafaev told the portal that the passers-by didn’t let him do that.

“He doused himself with gasoline which poisoned his body. Currently he is placed to hospital of Sumgait and his condition is assessed as normal,” Elshan Mustafaev said.

He as well noted that the disabled wanted to burn himself because of his problems with housing.

Note that this is already the 7th case of demonstrative self-immolation in Azerbaijan over a month, four of whom were Karabakh war veterans.
On December 25 of 2013, Karabakh war 2nd group disabled Zaur Hasanov committed a self-immolation in Baku as an act of protest against the violation of his civil rights by Settar Mehbaliev the chairman of Azerbaijan confederation of trade unions. The disabled argued that the official seized his territory, where he ran a small café.

On January 27 a resident of Yevlakh district of Baku, Karabakh war disabled Nizami Kerimov committed an act of self-immolation in front of the building of the district department of Social Protection Fund. He did that because of the corrupt officials.

On January 29 a resident of Alpoud village of Barda region of Azerbaijan, Maarif Veliyev, Karabakh war 2nd group disabled, committed a self-immolation in front of the Barda town's office of the executive. Veliyev for many times had come to the office of the executive of Barda region and asked them to give him a land at least of 3-5 acres but everything was in vain.