Azerbaijan to file international lawsuits against Russia over Aktau plane crash, president says
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced that his country is preparing to sue against Russia in international courts. Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Airplane crash near Aktau on 25 December last year.
On his way from Baku to Grozny, the plane killed 38 people near Aktau, the Kazakh city in the Caspian Sea.
Aliyev said on Saturday, although the conditions of the incident were “open as much as the day”, Azerbaijan did not receive a meaningful response from Russia seven months after the accident.
Aliyev claimed that Azerbaijan has a clear understanding of what is happening to the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAR) plane.
“The question is: Why don’t they do what any neighbor do? Our demands or demands are absolutely natural: admit that this accident is their mistake.
Aliyev said that the Azerbaijani prosecutor’s office has sent requests to the president of the Russian investigation committee and that only the “investigation has continued”. He described this stance as inefficient and confirmed Baku’s intention to search for international justice.
Azerbaijan said that he gave information about the preparation of a file for a case corresponding to Russia.
By referring to the investigation Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 CRASHIn 2014, 239 victims claimed and the next investigation lasted for more than ten years, “We are ready to wait ten years, but justice must win. And unfortunately, the situation in the limb does not contribute to the development of bilateral relations between Russia and Azerbaijan.” He said.
Aliyev is in relation to the demands of Azerbaijan
According to Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s demands are guilty of Russia, the prosecution of those responsible for downloading the plane, the compensation of the victims’ families, and the compensation for the damage to which the decrease was exposed to.
A pre-official report published by the Azerbaijan government on February 4 showed that the aircraft was really shot by a Russian-S air defense system.
Azerbaijan government resources confirmed only to Euronews Early as 26 December That a Russian surface causes the missile to collapse.
Aliyev’s statement comes only a few hours after reiterating Baku’s unchanging support to Ukraine.
“Azerbaijan is definitely supporting the regional integrity, sovereignty and international boundaries of Ukraine,” Azerbaijani leader, as reported by the local media. He said.
