French court issues verdict over attack on Azerbaijani embassy

Hearings on the case of Loris Tufanyan, a member of the Armenian movement Charjoum functioning in France, who attacked the building of the diplomatic mission during an unsanctioned action held last year in front of the Azerbaijani embassy in Paris, were held in a Paris court.

Report informs, citing the embassy that by the decision of the Paris court dated June 23, 2023, Tufanyan was sentenced to a suspended six-month term and a fine.

“The Embassy once again strongly condemns any attempted attack on the diplomatic mission by radical groups, calls for enhanced measures by local law enforcement agencies to ensure the security of the diplomatic mission in accordance with the Vienna Convention of 1961, and highly appreciates the decision of the Paris Court in terms of preventing similar cases in the future and ensure justice," the diplomatic mission added.

On September 18, 2022, Armenian radicals tried to attack the Azerbaijani Embassy in Paris, as a result of which the building of the diplomatic mission was damaged. Evidence in connection with the fact was transferred to the local court, a demand was put forward to punish the main organizer and participants in the attack. The interests of the Azerbaijani embassy during the hearings were represented by the legal company Lexlor.