Sumgait Pogroms are in line with Auschwitz crimes – expert
February 26, 2012 – 17:15 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Pogroms of Armenians in the Azeri town of Sumgait
became the first outbreak of ethnic violence in modern Soviet history,
a Ukrainian political observer said.
`Sumgait Pogroms are in line with such crimes against humanity as
tortures at Auschwitz concentration camps or Katyn Forest massacre,’
Analitika.at.ua quoted Dmitry Petrenko as saying.
`Sumgait violence was further authorized by the inaction of local law
enforcement bodies, USSR leadership and an overall incompetency
resulting in failure to prevent the tragedy,’ the expert noted.
`Throughout its history, humankind has proved unable to realize that
violence only begets further violence. While it’s impossible to heel
the wounds of those who have fallen victim to atrocity, we must use
the bitter experience to prevent such crimes in future,’ he concluded.
From: Baghdasarian
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