Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry rejects accusations of using psychotropic substances against separatists
Official Baku has denied Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statement about the use of psychotropic substances against Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan. Such statements ‘have no grounds and are absolutely ridiculous’, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.
It is worth noting that Pashinyan said during an interview with ‘Public TV’ on 25 January that ‘Yerevan has intelligence data that Armenian prisoners held in Baku are being given banned psychotropic substances in order to provoke statements that will aggravate tensions in the region.’
‘The allegations voiced in the Armenian Prime Minister's interview of 25 January about the alleged use of psychotropic substances against representatives of the separatist regime with the ‘aim of provoking regional escalation’ are completely unfounded and utterly ridiculous. Rights and obligations of the accused are fully ensured and explained, the entire trial and testimonies are recorded,’ Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizadeh said.
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