Why Azerbaijani family seeks asylum in Armenia?

The Azerbaijani family, who asked the Armenian authorities for political asylum, is currently in Yerevan. This was reported by the Armenian Service of Radio Liberty in the press center of the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia.

On the specific whereabouts of the family it is not reported for security and other reasons. They have appealed to the State Migration Service of Armenia, and, as the head of the service Gaghik Yeganyan presented in the statement, the data are now being studied.

"They want to protect themselves in the Republic of Armenia from persecution, which, according to them, they were subjected to in Azerbaijan. The statement on the asylum means just that," said Yeganyan.

The fact that the Azerbaijani family of five people crossed the border between Armenia and Georgia became known late last week. Officially publishing the names of the family members, the Armenian NSS reported that the father, 38-year-old resident of Baku Javid Orujov January 29 applied to the checkpoint Bagratashen on the Armenian-Georgian border. As grounds for the request for political asylum for himself, his wife and three young children, he referred to the prosecution by the Azerbaijani authorities. According to official information, Orujov said that pressure from the Azerbaijani special services against him began after his marriage to a Baku resident, 29 -year-old Roya Mirzoyeva, who has Armenian roots. He said that he could not stand the inhuman oppression, and was forced to agree to cooperate with the special services of Azerbaijan to learn and transmit information about Armenia and the Diaspora through his wife's relatives abroad. Realizing the danger to his family, Orujov made ??an unsuccessful attempt to settle in one of the European countries, but the pressure from the special services even more intensified. Caught in such a desperate situation, Orujov decided to seek asylum in Armenia.

Gagik Yeganyan said that all these allegations are now being studied by the same procedure, by which this is done for those who come from other countries and apply for asylum.

"The main goal of our study is to find out how the facts contained in the application are true, whether or not there is a fear of persecution and danger," he said.

If it turns out that the allegations of Orujov are true, his family, according to Gagik Yeganyan, "will certainly be granted asylum in Armenia."

Official Baku has not commented on the situation around Orujov. Meanwhile, pro-government media quoted the Azerbaijani mother of Orujov who denies that her son was harassed because of the nationality of his wife. -02D-