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    Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
    October 28, 2008 Tuesday



    AZERI LAWMAKERS URGE ARMY SCRUTINY AFTER INCIDENT


    Azerbaijani lawmakers have offered to scrutinize the situation in the
    countrys army. MP Gular Ahmadova of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party
    told a sitting of the Milli Majlis (parliament) on Tuesday that
    psychological tension has been lately observed in the countrys
    military. A video-clip showing alleged mass beatings of soldiers was
    posted on the Internet in early October. The clip showed two mature
    servicemen taking turns beating over 10 young soldiers. Afterwards,
    footage of officers of higher ranks beating soldiers who were being
    treated at a medical facility of a military unit appeared online,
    prompting an investigation by the Military Prosecutors Office.

    Criminal cases have been launched over both incidents. The culprits
    have been arrested and the supervisors of the military units where the
    footage was recorded dismissed. Ahmadova suggested that the scrutiny
    in the army cover not only private soldiers but also high-ranking
    officers. Steps should be taken to improve the current psychological
    condition of soldiers. A format should be found on scrutinizing the
    plight of the army. I believe there should be a relevant decision of
    the Cabinet of Ministers, as well, Ahmadova said. Independent MP Aynur
    Jamalgyzy accused the Defense Ministrys press-service of an
    indifferent approach to issues regarding the military. The fact that
    the ministrys press-service received information about the recent
    capture of an Azerbaijani soldier by Armenians from the media is
    unacceptable, she claimed.
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