Armenian MP: Azerbaijan plans to involve Armenian POWs in its ‘victory parade’
Azerbaijan wants to organize a victory parade, during which they are planning a march of Armenian prisoners of war (POW), opposition Bright Armenia faction MP Edmon Marukyan said in a Facebook post on Thursday.
The lawmaker shared his letter addressed to the UN, ICRC, CoE and PACE chiefs over the issue.
“We receive disturbing news that Azerbaijan wants to organize a victory parade, during which they are planning a march of our war prisoners. The news causes trembling, if these allegations happen to be true, then Azerbaijan’s actions go beyond any limitations which might be attributed to a civilized nation.
“Such acts are prohibited by Article 13 and 14 of the Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war of 12 August 1949,” the letter said.
Մեզ են հասնում լուրեր առ այն, որ Ադրբեջանի իշխանությունը ծրագրում է հաղթական շքերթ, որտեղ պատրաստվում է քայլերթի հանել...
Posted by Edmon Marukyan on Thursday, November 26, 2020