A Judge, Prosecutor and Army Chief: New Names In Congressional "Azerbaijan Sanctions" List
A Judge, Prosecutor and Army Chief: New Names In Congressional "Azerbaijan Sanctions" List
A group of bipartisan lawmakers led by Dina Titus, a Nevada Democrat, last week introduced the House version of a bill that would enable sanctions against senior Azerbaijani officials for their role in the Karabakh war, and human rights violations, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
The draft bill (H.R.8141), the first of its kind, has been gaining momentum among Congress members and is currently co-sponsored by 27 Representatives. The latest supporters include Congressmen Dan Goldman [D-NY], Michelle Steel [R-CA] and Mike Quigley [D-IL], who have formally joined the marathon yesterday.
As TURAN reported earlier, the final version of the Act contains the list of 44 Azerbaijani officials — three additional to the previously published list — which includes the below new names:
— Karim Valiyev, Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
— Nemat Avazov, Director of the Investigation Department, Office of the Prosecutor General.
— Tagiyev Azer Heydar oglu, Nasimi District19 Court Judge
Upon introduction last week, the bill was referred to the Congressional Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committees, but no further action has been taken to date.
If passed, it requires the Biden Administration to conduct a review of Azerbaijani officials to determine whether they are subject to Magnitsky sanctions following last year's war and the violent repression of political opposition in Azerbaijan.
U.S. Congress To Introduce First-Ever Sanctions Bill Targeting Azerbaijani Officials Over Right Violations
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Самед
2024-05-01
Я не могу понять, есть ли у этих конгрессменов хоть какие-то вменяемые аналитики или эксперты. Они чего добиваются, воздействия на нашу власть или на нас, на народ. Если на власть, то лучший способ, это подковерные разговоры и. д. Если на нас, то зачем наезжать на нашу армию. Причем тут армия. Они ни понимают, что это вызовет у людей отторжение подобных действий, чем непременно воспользуются наши коррупционеры и другие. Они или идиоты, или специально хотят имитировать какую-то "борьбу с репрессиями и коррупцией" у нас, а на самом деле устраивая лазейки для всей этой публики. Или у американцев лоббизм давно превратился в способ мышления с полным наплевательством даже на свои стратегические интересы.
Jemin
2024-05-01
Это умелый ход, где реальные проблемы (нарушения прав человека) объединены с проармянской позицией. Группа конгрессменов, которые активно работают с ANCA - армянским национальным конгрессом США. Довольно умелый тактический ход, ибо нарушения прав ни у кого не вызывают сомнений. В пакете с "военными преступлениями" это легче протокнуть, нежели просто обвинить Азербайджан в нарушении прав армян. Тупость проявляет наша власть, которая вместо того, чтобы смягчить ситуацию делает назло и только провоцирет принятие законопроета.