Ombudsman responds to former chief prosecutor of International Criminal Court

The thoughts contained in the "expert opinion" prepared on the basis of political assignments by the former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno Ocampo, are completely groundless and biased, Azerbaijan's Ombudsman Sabina Aliyev said.

According to Report, the ombudsman noted with regret that the main goal of biased opinions failing to express the truth and allowing double standards in relation to Azerbaijan that were reflected in the statements and reports prepared recently by some "international experts", such as the former chief prosecutor of the ICC, L.M. Ocampo, is to create obstacles to ensuring sustainable peace in the region and the integration of the Armenian population of Karabakh into the Azerbaijani society by causing confrontation based on ethnic hatred.

"For this reason, we, addressing the representatives of international organizations as well as independent experts, invite them to study the essence of the issue in depth when conducting research on any conflict, to avoid distorting the existing facts, to refrain from steps that provoke the fake tension in the relations between peoples, and to support the efforts made for the sake of ensuring just peace and sustainable security," the ombudsman noted.