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Karabakh Armenians Tried For ‘Spying’
Two young men have gone on trial in Nagorno-Karabakh on charges of collaborating with Azerbaijani intelligence through the Internet.
Rafael Avagian, a 22-year-old Karabakh Armenian soldier, and his friend Davit Barseghian stand accused of high treason and espionage stemming from their communication with an obscure foreigner through a Russian online social network. They both admit having passed sensitive information on to the man but insist that they did not know that he was an intelligence officer.
Avagian, the main suspect in the case, told a Stepanakert court on Wednesday that the alleged Azerbaijani agent identified himself as Samvel Azatian and claimed to be an Istanbul-based representative of an Armenian Diaspora charity when they started communicating about a year ago. He said Azatian claimed that the charity plans to launch benevolent activities in Karabakh and needs detailed information about the disputed territory’s armed forces as well as civilian institutions and infrastructures.
“We made friends and fully trusted each other,” continued the defendant. “Some time later he said that they want to provide assistance to the [Karabakh] Defense Army and needs … details of army units for that purpose . That is why I sent him information afterwards.”
Avagian said he sent pictures and other details of Karabakh army units and received about $1,000 and several other “gifts” in return. He said he then paid Barseghian $200 to travel to an Armenian-controlled district south of Karabakh to take pictures of Syrian Armenian settlers living there.
According to Avagian, the online interlocutor afterwards asked him to make a written pledge to carry out “secret tasks” for money. The soldier serving in the Karabakh army on a contractual basis said he signed a corresponding document sent from Istanbul shortly before his and Barseghian’s arrest.
The arrests were announced by Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) on June 25. In a statement, the NSS also reported the detention on similar charges of a 31-year-old woman serving in the Armenian army.
The NSS said the woman, Mane Movsisian, communicated through Facebook and other online networks with an unnamed Azerbaijani intelligence officer based in Turkey. It claimed that she gave him classified “information of military nature about Armenia.” No further details were reported.
Azerbaboon: 9.000 Google hits and counting!
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Originally posted by Etchmiadzin View PostI was looking around on google earth and i found what looks the be a plane at lake Sevan anybody know what it is? a monument? is it even a plane.
40°30'41.12"N 45°00'09.43"E
It is very strange that the this jet is just parked at this location in dirt, there are no suitable runway/taxiway anywhere close to it or any facilities for ground support.....there is a highway nearby that can be used for landing/take off ops with dirt roads that lead to where the aircraft is located but no pilot in their right mind would do that unless its an emergency landing. A jet that size needs lots of asphalt to land, let alone take-off. The road must be closed off with such an attempt and I am not sure if its wide enough with no potholes.
Also it cannot be a monument since the aircraft is fairly new commercial civilian type and there are no big structures near to it other than houses along the shore of the lake. Freaking dare devil pilot
Good find....that aircraft does not belong there lolB0zkurt Hunter
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Originally posted by Eddo211 View PostYes, it is an aircraft....
Good find....that aircraft does not belong there lol
lol
.Politics is not about the pursuit of morality nor what's right or wrong
Its about self interest at personal and national level often at odds with the above.
Great politicians pursue the National interest and small politicians personal interests
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Originally posted by londontsi View PostCould it be a VTOL
lol
.B0zkurt Hunter
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