The servicemen killed in fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic are buried almost secretly in Azerbaijan, Ali Karimli, leader of Azerbaijani Popular Front Party, wrote on his Facebook page.

According to the politician, there are many publications about funerals in social networks which are, as a rule, posted after the funeral ceremonies. The time and place of the funerals is not announced in advance. In his words, they are conducted under the control of special services. Only relatives, neighbors and military are allowed to attend the ceremonies, while strangers are not allowed to be present as the authorities fear mass gatherings.

Also, he writes about a shameful incident in Baku’s settlement of NZS. During the funeral of a killed serviceman, special service officers beat up correspondent of Azadliq newspaper TazakhanMiralamliz for taking a photo of major Tabriz Mustafzade who was present at the ceremony. They tried to take away and break his camera. “As there has been no apology for this disgrace so far, it can be claimed that these actions are not just a mistake of some official, but a well thought-out policy,” Karimli stressed.

Also, commenting on the failed military operation of Azerbaijani army in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Karimli noted that the Azerbaijani authorities constantly shouted that “we will take Karabakh.” “So, whycouldn’tyoutakeit?” asksthepolitician.

He stressed that the Azerbaijani authorities are constantly talking about “high fighting efficiency of the army,” consolidation of society, high-level support by the neighboring countries, including Turkey, about alleged “panic and difficult situation of the enemy,” but Azerbaijan was defeated again. He noted that the Azerbaijani people will no longer take seriously such statements of the authorities.