"It is a matter of serious regret and concern that 85-year-old Evgenia Babayan, who was extradited to Armenia with the humanitarian support of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Russian Federation, was subjected to psychological and physical torture in Armenia." The statement came from Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President, Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration. According to him, in the staged video presented by Armenia, the old woman is forced to comment on the text submitted in advance
: "According to our information, close relatives of the woman were also involved in the investigation by the Armenian special services. Evgenia Babayan, who was only on the battlefield by the Armenian armed forces and needed physical assistance, was provided with all necessary medical assistance, humane treatment and support by Azerbaijan. Unlike Armenia, this elderly woman was not brought before the investigator and was hospitalized accompanied by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross. "Although the bodies of two-year-old Armenians and Armenian soldiers were offered to be handed over to Armenia on October 18 at the humanist initiative of President Ilham Aliyev, Armenia refused.
The Armenian side agreed to receive the woman only on October 28, and the bodies of Armenian soldiers on October 29. The Azerbaijani side wanted to extradite 84-year-old Misha Melkumyan to Armenia on October 29 through the ICRC, but the other side behaved inhumanely and refused to extradite Melkumyan. Misha Melkumyan, who suffers from chronic diseases and was hospitalized, was under the supervision of the International Committee of the Red Cross. He died of a number of chronic illnesses. The Armenian side will stage the death of this old man, whom he refused to accept, and turn it into a topic of propaganda. We strongly condemn the fact that the Armenian special services and investigators took statements against Azerbaijan by psychologically influencing the 84-year-old woman and her close relatives, accusing her of collaborating with the Azerbaijani special services. "Such inhumane treatment of a young woman in poor health is unacceptable," Hajiyev added
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