Armenian family demands compensation from Azerbaijan
Armenian Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan has sent a letter to the Human Rights Commissioner of Azerbaijan, Elmira Suleymanova, requesting her assitance in the return of the apartment to an Armenian refugee.
"Dear Ms. Suleymanova,
In an application addressed to the Armenian Human Rights Defender, Yerevan citizen Andrei Tsaturyan residing in apt. 2, at 4 Bagratunyants Alley, informed that his family consists of four members - Andrei Tsaturyan, 1938, his wife Nelly Tsaturyan, 1938, and his two children -Arthur Tsaturyan, 1968, and Susanna Tsaturyan, 1971.
In 1988, the family left Baku leaving behind a three-room apartment and property insured for 10,000 rubles.
Andrei Tsaturyan attached to the apartment authorisation, insurance certificate, as well as refugee reference issued by central registration bureau and requested the Armenian Ombudsman to assist in the return of the apartment or provision of adequate compensation.
I am sending you the copies of the documents and asking you for information about the present owner of the apartment. If the apartment belongs to someone else, please specify the legal grounds allowing the ownership of property by other people.
