Prosecutor General's Office: Azerbaijan to use all legal mechanisms to bring those responsible for Yekaterinburg incident to justice

Azerbaijan will use all legal mechanisms to bring to justice those guilty of killing Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg, head of the Investigative Department of the Prosecutor General's Office Nemat Avazov said at a press conference held on July 2 at the Prosecutor General's Office on the fact of initiating a criminal case in connection with the murder of Azerbaijanis in Russia, Report informs.

The head of the department emphasized that protecting the rights of Azerbaijani citizens is one of the foundations of the Constitution.

"Ensuring these rights is the highest goal of the state, and the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan is committed to this. The Prosecutor General's Office considers it its duty to investigate this criminal case," Avazov noted.

On the morning of June 27, the Russian FSB raided the homes of Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg. During the raid, two people were killed and several others were injured. The killed Azerbaijanis are the brothers of the famous journalist Seyfaddin Huseynli. They were buried on July 1 in Aghjabadi.

On June 28, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issued a statement demanding an investigation and prosecution of those responsible for this unacceptable act of violence. Later, the Russian chargé d'affaires was summoned to the Foreign Ministry, and a strong protest was expressed to him regarding the incident.