True perpetrators of Armenian pogroms in Sumgait remains unpunishedFebruary 27, 2009 - 16:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Massacres of Armenians in Sumgait, Baku and other cities of Azerbaijan were a genocide. Unfortunately, these events have not been investigated thoroughly and true perpetrators have not been brought to justice", the Chairman of the Board of Lawyers, participant of some legal trials on Sumgait events Ruben Sahakyan told a news conference in Yerevan. "The case on Sumgait pogroms was divided into several parts and sent to different institutions. Today we don't have full information about the organizers and perpetrators of the pogroms", Ruben Sahakyan said and added he was personally informed about 12 cases. According to the lawyer, the culprits were charged merely with organization of mass disorders. "Today it's absolutely necessary that the documents and materials on those criminal cases and part of them in Russia, were found. Only in that case we'll have factual proofs that genocide was committed in Sumgait against the Armenian population", Ruben Sahakyan emphasized.The Sumgait massacre in February 1988 that claimed lives of 32 Armenians was the first mass explosion of ethnic violence in the modern Soviet history that resulted in huge refugee flows to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. No timely fact-finding , identification and punishment of perpetrators were initiated. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |