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AZERI SERVICEMAN DOESN’T WANT TO RETURN TO AZERBAIJAN

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Azeri serviceman Rafig Hasanov (born in 1989) captured by Armenians on October 8 of this year on the contact line in the Gazakh direction doesn't want to return to his Homeland.

Today representative of the Joint Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Samvel Asatryan said Rafig Hasanov doesn’t want to return to Azerbaijan for several reasons. Firstly, when Rafig Hasanov was taken captive he was in deep depression and told about his sufferings and tortures in the Azeri army.

Samvel Asatryan notes that representatives of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) regularly visit Hasanov, inquire about his state and ensure that he has no health problems. The captive has also sent a letter to his parents.

Note that according to the Azeri side, Armenian soldier Simonyan, 1989, taken captive by Azeris on May 25 2008, doesn’t want to return to Armenia. Samvel Asatryan considers Azeris’ statement as a falsehood. He recalled the incident of another Armenian captive Hambardzum Asatryan who was rumoured to have refused to return to Armenia either. But in the end Asatryan was back with horrifying impressions.

Presently, the Armenian side is negotiating with Azerbaijan over Simonyan’s return. Samvel Asatryan says so far the ICRC has delivered no letters to Simonyan’s relatives.