The relatives of soldier captive in Azerbaijan Hakob Injighulyan in the interview with Azerbaijani media did not recognize their Hakob.
“He was very frightened, despondent, he looked bad, he was unrecognizable. As if, he wanted to hide his fear, but could not” – told Hakob’s cousin Arman Injighulyan to Aravot.am.
He said that they got the impression that his brother was resorted to violence. “The sleeves of the uniform should be folded, but they were not folded during the interview, they were completely covered, they were not short-sleeved. Just this fact causes a doubt that he is most likely to have bruises all over the body. There were bruises under the eye, I think it happened there, it could be seen on the video, but it was also obvious that a good makeup was done. In addition, it was all a show, and the child was forced to speak.” The captive soldier on the video was telling that he has had problems with the unit commander, and the latter hit the eye.
We inquired from Arman Injighulyan when the last time they spoke with Hakob, and whether Hahob had told him about the problems between him and the commander. “A day before the incident, Hakob’s brother spoke with him, and Hakob has told that everything was fine, and the service proceeds normal, and the next day he was supposed to go to the positions. It seems to me there are no problems with the commander, he just said it, they made him to say. He was not found at the Azerbaijani border, he was kidnapped and brought there.”
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Hakob Injighulyan was in the army for a year and 2 months, and as said by Arman Injighulyan, “If he had a problem, instead of going to Azerbaijan, he would have come to Yerevan.” He, taking into the account the previous case, when the shepherd captive in Azerbaijan committed suicide after the interview, is concerned about the recurrence of the same scenario. “He inspires fear. There were people who after being captured have come back home and 15 days later committed suicide.” He also complained about the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross. “The Defense Ministry is doing everything, but the Red Cross is still waiting, but I think it could compel that the process is accelerated.” To express their dissatisfaction with the work of the Red Cross, today, Hakob’s family has held a protest demonstration in front of the Red Cross Yerevan office.
Arpine SIMONYAN
