Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed the verdict of the Supreme Court of California against an Armenian who attacked Azerbaijanis during their peaceful protest near the Consulate General in Los Angeles in July 2020, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizada tweeted, Report informs.
“Following the sentencing of Eric Hakobyan in June 2021, we welcome the recent sentencing of Hovhannes Sukiasyan by the Superior Court of California for the hate motivated crime of assault on Azerbaijanis during their peaceful protest in front of the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles in July 2020.
Sukiasyan was held criminally liable and is also ordered to reimburse all expenses of the victim of his assault. Lessons learned, we hope!” Hajizada wrote.