Families of Martyrs "Storming" Presidential Administration

Baku / 20.11.18 / Turan: About 80 representatives of families of martyrs who complain about non-payment of compensation to them for the death of their relatives, gathered again in front of the Presidential Administration today.

They chanted the slogan: "The rights of the martyrs cannot be violated!" said one of the protesters Togrul Gojayev.

"We are already gathering for the seventh time to bring our demands to the government. However, there are no results. The officials each time get rid of us with different promises," said Gojayev.

According to him, a week ago, the Presidential Administration promised them to appeal to the courts on an individual basis and promised help.

Today, no one came out to the families of martyrs, and the Department for Work with Law Enforcement Agencies and the Military Adviser Service did not answer their telephone calls.

Recall that in the spring of this year, Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on the payment of lump-sum compensation to the families of persons killed or missing during the hostilities in defense of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan in 1991-97 in the amount of 11 thousand manat.

Payment of compensation began from October 9. However, many families were denied compensation on the pretext that they received funds in the past. Compensation is not provided to the families of police officers either. Citizens' complaints to state bodies are not considered. -06D-