18 August 2009, 23:30
Azerbaijani special agencies reveal those who voted for Armenia at "Eurovision-2009"
The Ministry for National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan is now identifying the persons, who gave their votes for the participants from Armenia at the musical competition "Eurovision-2009".
As reported by one of the voters - an Azerbaijani Rovshen Nasirli - on August 12 he was summoned for interrogation to the MNS, where he was asked to explain his act in writing.
"I was summoned to the MNS and ordered to write an explanatory note on why I had voted for Armenia at the contest 'Eurovision-2009'. They told me that it was important for the state security. I was under psychological pressure; they offended me: 'You have no nationality; why did you give your vote to Armenia?', and I answered: 'If Azerbaijani deputies go to Armenia, why ordinary citizens can't vote for the song they liked?'" Mr Nasirli said on air of the local Radio Liberty.
According to the Azerbaijani, the officers who interrogated him had in hands the list of all TV viewers who had voted for Armenia with indication of their addresses and telephone numbers. In total, there are 43 such "traitors". According to the Radio, this data could be obtained by special services from the "Azercell" mobile operator.
