Baku, Azerbaijan, April 16. The YouTube channel
VMedia has released a video response to the World Council of
Churches (WCC), one of the largest international ecumenical
organizations comprising 352 Christian churches from over 100
countries.
The WCC recently issued a statement expressing support for
former leaders of the occupation regime established by Armenia in
Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region—individuals currently standing trial
in Baku. In its message, the organization referenced “international
humanitarian law” and alleged “human rights violations” in relation
to these individuals.
In response, VMedia emphasized the principle of universal
accountability for crimes, regardless of nationality or religion.
“If the accused are Armenians and the crime was committed on
Azerbaijani soil, this does not grant them immunity or justify
referring to those facing legal proceedings as ‘hostages,’
‘prisoners,’ or ‘illegally detained persons,’” the video
states.
The video also draws attention to the destruction caused during
the missile attacks on Ganja orchestrated by separatist forces,
noting that one of the missiles struck a Christian religious
site—the Alexander Nevsky Church. VMedia highlights that the
individuals now on trial were in leadership roles during the
occupation period in Karabakh, a time when Christian
churches—Albanian and Russian Orthodox—were deliberately
misrepresented as Armenian heritage sites.
The channel lists further crimes, including what it describes as
unprecedented urbicide in the formerly occupied territories, the
desecration and destruction of mosques, a Russian Orthodox church,
and the continued threat posed by landmines.
In addition, VMedia adds that although the trial of the
separatists has been going on for quite a long time, not a single
attempt has been made to challenge the charges and evidence on the
merits. There is only hysteria on the part of various “defenders”,
however prominent they are.
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