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ICRC REPRESENTATIVES VISIT CAPTURED AZERBAIJANI SERVICEMAN 19 TIMES
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
July 9 2007
"Over recent months, certain Azerbaijani media outlets intensively
reported on the issue of the Azerbaijani serviceman, detained on the
Azerbaijani-Armenian border in the end of December 2006, and on the
role of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in this
regard. The ICRC would like to bring to the attention of the general
public that erroneous reporting can have a negative impact both on
the detainees and on their families' members. The ICRC always prefers
to deliver and discuss private information related to detained people
only with their family members or relevant authority representatives
from both sides and not subject those deprived of freedom to public
scrutiny," APA reports quoting ICRC's press service.
"The ICRC delegates have already visited Azerbaijani military
serviceman 19 times in his place of detention from 25 December 2006
to 5 July 2007 assessing his material and psychological conditions of
detention and treatment. During this period, the family link between
the serviceman and his family was re-established and maintained
through the exchange of RCMs," the press service says.
Armenian media outlets published contradicting reports on Azerbaijani
serviceman Samir Mammadov, who was captured by Armenian armed forces
on December 24, 2006.
From: Baghdasarian
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
July 9 2007
"Over recent months, certain Azerbaijani media outlets intensively
reported on the issue of the Azerbaijani serviceman, detained on the
Azerbaijani-Armenian border in the end of December 2006, and on the
role of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in this
regard. The ICRC would like to bring to the attention of the general
public that erroneous reporting can have a negative impact both on
the detainees and on their families' members. The ICRC always prefers
to deliver and discuss private information related to detained people
only with their family members or relevant authority representatives
from both sides and not subject those deprived of freedom to public
scrutiny," APA reports quoting ICRC's press service.
"The ICRC delegates have already visited Azerbaijani military
serviceman 19 times in his place of detention from 25 December 2006
to 5 July 2007 assessing his material and psychological conditions of
detention and treatment. During this period, the family link between
the serviceman and his family was re-established and maintained
through the exchange of RCMs," the press service says.
Armenian media outlets published contradicting reports on Azerbaijani
serviceman Samir Mammadov, who was captured by Armenian armed forces
on December 24, 2006.
From: Baghdasarian