{"id":39246,"date":"2017-03-10T15:26:59","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T11:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1905.az\/en\/?p=39246"},"modified":"2017-03-10T15:26:59","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T11:26:59","slug":"paces-azerbaijani-member-calls-changing-organizations-dark-atmosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1905.az\/en\/paces-azerbaijani-member-calls-changing-organizations-dark-atmosphere\/","title":{"rendered":"PACE\u2019s Azerbaijani member calls for changing organization\u2019s \u201cdark atmosphere\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1905.az\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MG_5577f-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39242\" src=\"http:\/\/1905.az\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MG_5577f-1.jpg\" alt=\"MG_5577f\" width=\"571\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/1905.az\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MG_5577f-1.jpg 571w, https:\/\/1905.az\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MG_5577f-1-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an open letter to all members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Azerbaijani MP and PACE member Elkhan Suleymanov, president of the Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan (ACSDA), called for wide-ranging reforms given the current \u201cdark atmosphere\u201d at the institution, the ACSDA said in a press release.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Suleymanov said he felt compelled to write his letter following revelations by the Brussels think tank The European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center (ESISC), which on Monday published a comprehensive report (http:\/\/www.esisc.org\/publications\/analyses\/11791) uncovering an \u201cArmenian Connection\u201d network inside PACE that \u201chas led a merciless propaganda campaign against Azerbaijan to benefit Armenia\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The report titled \u201cThe Armenian Connection: How a secret caucus of MPs and NGOs, since 2012, created a network within the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to hide violations of international law\u201d says that \u201cthese unilateral and untruthful attacks are the tool of a hidden political agenda: to defend Armenia\u2019s illegal occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and to place the control of all Council of Europe activities in central and eastern Europe in the hands of a small clique that, despite appearances, hides its private interests behind the purview of the \u201cdefense of human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Presenting facts, figures and photos, the 27-page ESISC investigation links some PACE members to Armenia or organizations associated with Armenians. \u201cThese dangerous politics that associate MPs and larges NGOs must immediately stop,\u201d says the report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMy country and I were at the receiving end of these attacks and anti-Azerbaijani collusion,\u201d Suleymanov said, detailing in his letter how a \u201cpatchwork of fact and fantasy spread well-prepared slander all over the international media, unfortunately causing irreparable damage to PACE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In particular, he pointed out a Milan court decision, which decided not to bring any charges against Italian politician Luca Volont\u00e9, who had been investigated for allegedly accepting bribes by Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAll PACE members without exception should respect the Rule of Law, which includes respecting the clear decision by the Milan court, which dropped all charges of corruption,\u201d Suleymanov demanded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Suleymanov concluded by noting that \u201cdeliberately spreading false rumors of corruption is strongly undermining global credibility of the Assembly towards the outside world and new rules should urgently be adopted\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trend:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an open letter to all members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Azerbaijani MP and PACE member Elkhan Suleymanov, president of the Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan (ACSDA), called for wide-ranging reforms given the current \u201cdark atmosphere\u201d at the institution, the ACSDA said in a press 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