Radical organization The Mahdi Servants Union  about the reasons for the attack on the Azerbaijani embassy

Baku/07.08.22/Turan: A radical Shiite organization Mahdi Servants Union confirmed that the action on August 4 against the Azerbaijani embassy in London was against “the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev and his government”, - reads a press release of the Union.

“This government is responsible for longstanding heinous crimes and persecution against the rights of the population, in similarity to the methods of Erdogan of Turkey and Putin of Russia; to the extent of interfering in individual freedoms and personal and private affairs of the population.

The last straw was in recent days with the persecution of a woman who was abused and harassed for only writing the name of the holy figure and iconic symbol of freedom, Imam Hussain (peace be upon him), on the wall of her own house. A figure who has been commemorated by the Azerbaijani population for centuries during the Muharram period, as part of their rich religious and cultural heritage.

The Mahdi Servants Union supports such protests that express the need for urgent action by the global community to be taken to safeguard and protect Shia peoples around the world and grant them their basic right of freedom of religion. While the Union supports protesters expressing legitimate and urgent grievances, at the same time, it calls for people to respect the law. The Union also emphasises that it is difficult to blame people for their anger over oppression done unto women and children at the hands of a dictator”, - reads the document. -02D-