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Scandal on anti-Semitism that is financed by Azerbaijani authorities
in Europe is gaining momentum
17:27 20/12/2014 >> SOCIETY
In recent months, the international media reported that the
Azerbaijani officials in France have been involved in financing of
anti-Semitism, and have created a European information and Human
Rights Centre (EIHRC) especially for this purpose. A scandal broke out
on this occasion. "The European Center for Journalists" (ECFJ) in its
turn held a journalistic investigation on this topic, published on the
official website titled "Is Azerbaijan preparing another Holocaust in
Europe?"
As noted in the article, the head of the social and political issues
of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Ali Hasanov was
supervising the activities of EIHRC from Baku. Initially this
organization in Strasbourg was led by Harry Murey, a German lawyer,
specialist in international law, who revealed interesting facts in an
interview with ECFJ.
According to him, Eynulla Fatullayev, a member of the Union of
Journalists of Azerbaijan, suggested them to organize a European
informative-Human Rights Center, reporting that Azay Guliyev, the head
of the Council of State Support to NGOs under the administration of
Azerbaijani President had allocate a grant in the amount of
approximately EUR 100 000 to the center.
Fatullayev also stated that president Ilham Aliyev is informed, and
Hasanov will add money from other resources, including different
articles from Azerbaijani budget. He also noted that one part of the
money will be transferred by the system of Western Union, through
close ties of Aliyev clan in AtaBank, and he will bring the rest in
cash himself to avoid taxes.
"My colleagues and I refused to take part in the organization of
anti-Semitic demonstrations and write anti-Israeli reports, and the
Azerbaijani side in avenge decided not to pay our salaries, provided
by the contract," Murey said, adding that the Azerbaijani side is
putting pressure on the French authorities, in order to hinder the
judicial and law enforcement authorities for carrying out any
investigations in EIHRC, however they have already sent the extensive
materials on the activities of the presidential clan of Azerbaijan to
Europol and the security services of some countries.
Murey believes that Fatullaev is playing a double game: he stores
documents and materials, compromising not only the top leaders of
Azerbaijan but also the Aliyev clan. "Apart of the financial and
accounting documents explaining the origin of the fabulous wealth of
the Azerbaijani elite, there are also papers in the data bank which
present the foreign activities of Azerbaijani MNS. If these documents
appear in the wrong, non-friendly to official Baku hands, it can lead
to very real "political earthquake" in Azerbaijan and to a collapse of
government," claims the German lawyer.
As stated in the article of the US Congress, Steve Stockman has
recently condemned Armenia for anti-Semitism and xenophobia, but the
lawyer is confident that S. Stockman cannot be called an experienced
politician in the truest sense of the word. "Nothing to say about his
reputation. Such statements have purely populist nature and do not
reflect the disposition of the Republican Party," said Murey.
He also notes that the attempts of the official Baku to incite the
American establishment on Armenia will hardly be able to save
Azerbaijan from non-incredible political and economic sanctions.
Although Republicans traditionally hold pro-Azerbaijani disposition,
the recent events in Baku - namely anti-American campaign against the
former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Morningstar - a wholesale closure
of the offices in Azerbaijan, international, including American
organizations, as well as demonstrative arrests of a number of
prominent human rights defenders and journalist of "Radio Liberty" -
leaves no doubt that in the discussion on political and economic
sanctions against Azerbaijan do not rise specific differences between
Democrats and Republicans.
The author of the article adds that the Azerbaijani officials have
already intervened into the case, in particular, the Permanent Mission
of the country to the UN. Trying to save the reputation of the
Azerbaijani authorities on international scandal on November 21, Farid
Jebrailov, the first secretary of representation published his article
in the publication of "Reporter", where, instead of giving specific
answers to questions of the American and European press about the
financing of anti-Semitism in Europe, Jebrailov only reported that
"Azerbaijan respects Israel and there are three synagogues in Baku."
http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2014/12/20/azerbaijan-politics/
in Europe is gaining momentum
17:27 20/12/2014 >> SOCIETY
In recent months, the international media reported that the
Azerbaijani officials in France have been involved in financing of
anti-Semitism, and have created a European information and Human
Rights Centre (EIHRC) especially for this purpose. A scandal broke out
on this occasion. "The European Center for Journalists" (ECFJ) in its
turn held a journalistic investigation on this topic, published on the
official website titled "Is Azerbaijan preparing another Holocaust in
Europe?"
As noted in the article, the head of the social and political issues
of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Ali Hasanov was
supervising the activities of EIHRC from Baku. Initially this
organization in Strasbourg was led by Harry Murey, a German lawyer,
specialist in international law, who revealed interesting facts in an
interview with ECFJ.
According to him, Eynulla Fatullayev, a member of the Union of
Journalists of Azerbaijan, suggested them to organize a European
informative-Human Rights Center, reporting that Azay Guliyev, the head
of the Council of State Support to NGOs under the administration of
Azerbaijani President had allocate a grant in the amount of
approximately EUR 100 000 to the center.
Fatullayev also stated that president Ilham Aliyev is informed, and
Hasanov will add money from other resources, including different
articles from Azerbaijani budget. He also noted that one part of the
money will be transferred by the system of Western Union, through
close ties of Aliyev clan in AtaBank, and he will bring the rest in
cash himself to avoid taxes.
"My colleagues and I refused to take part in the organization of
anti-Semitic demonstrations and write anti-Israeli reports, and the
Azerbaijani side in avenge decided not to pay our salaries, provided
by the contract," Murey said, adding that the Azerbaijani side is
putting pressure on the French authorities, in order to hinder the
judicial and law enforcement authorities for carrying out any
investigations in EIHRC, however they have already sent the extensive
materials on the activities of the presidential clan of Azerbaijan to
Europol and the security services of some countries.
Murey believes that Fatullaev is playing a double game: he stores
documents and materials, compromising not only the top leaders of
Azerbaijan but also the Aliyev clan. "Apart of the financial and
accounting documents explaining the origin of the fabulous wealth of
the Azerbaijani elite, there are also papers in the data bank which
present the foreign activities of Azerbaijani MNS. If these documents
appear in the wrong, non-friendly to official Baku hands, it can lead
to very real "political earthquake" in Azerbaijan and to a collapse of
government," claims the German lawyer.
As stated in the article of the US Congress, Steve Stockman has
recently condemned Armenia for anti-Semitism and xenophobia, but the
lawyer is confident that S. Stockman cannot be called an experienced
politician in the truest sense of the word. "Nothing to say about his
reputation. Such statements have purely populist nature and do not
reflect the disposition of the Republican Party," said Murey.
He also notes that the attempts of the official Baku to incite the
American establishment on Armenia will hardly be able to save
Azerbaijan from non-incredible political and economic sanctions.
Although Republicans traditionally hold pro-Azerbaijani disposition,
the recent events in Baku - namely anti-American campaign against the
former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Morningstar - a wholesale closure
of the offices in Azerbaijan, international, including American
organizations, as well as demonstrative arrests of a number of
prominent human rights defenders and journalist of "Radio Liberty" -
leaves no doubt that in the discussion on political and economic
sanctions against Azerbaijan do not rise specific differences between
Democrats and Republicans.
The author of the article adds that the Azerbaijani officials have
already intervened into the case, in particular, the Permanent Mission
of the country to the UN. Trying to save the reputation of the
Azerbaijani authorities on international scandal on November 21, Farid
Jebrailov, the first secretary of representation published his article
in the publication of "Reporter", where, instead of giving specific
answers to questions of the American and European press about the
financing of anti-Semitism in Europe, Jebrailov only reported that
"Azerbaijan respects Israel and there are three synagogues in Baku."
http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2014/12/20/azerbaijan-politics/