Baku wants to teach OSCE MG Russian Co-chair how to speak?

PanARMENIAN.Net - “The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry is clarifying the Armenian media reports regarding OSCE Minsk Group Russian Co-chair Igor Popov’s statement about the death of the Armenian captive,” Azerbaijani MFA spokesman Elkhan Polukhov said.

During an October 11 briefing, Ambassador Popov said he was shocked by the death of Armenian shepherd in the Azerbaijani captivity. He extended condolences to the relatives of Manvel Saribekyan and said that the incident should be thoroughly investigated by international organizations.

Polukhov’s statement bewilders. He seems not to understand that the Russian diplomat just expressed his sadness over the death of a young man.

The Defense Ministry and Military Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan have issued a statement on “suicide” of Armenian captive Manvel Saribekyan, who was reported to “hang himself” on the night of October 5, making a slipknot of his shirt and bedsheet. A scar characteristic for a hanged man was found on Saribekyan’s neck. The experts “did not reveal” any marks of violence on his body.

Manvel Saribekyan, a shepherd, was taken captive on September 11 and announced a subversive. The Armenian Ministry of Defense stated Saribekyan completed his military service in May 2010 and had no relation to armed forces.

Several days after Saribekyan was taken prisoner, an interview with his was posted on the web. The expertise of the video material showed that the man was under heavy psychological pressure and pumped with special drugs.