Armenian Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan writes that private houses in Armenia's Vorotan village of Syunik province are under constant monitoring of Azerbaijani cameras. "This not only violates the right of the residents to live in peace and security, but also their rights to private and family life; the Azerbaijani servicemen are collecting the personal data of people without any legal basis," Tatoyan wrote.
The Ombudsman cites the residents of the house, saying the Azerbaijani armed servicemen regularly turn the cameras in the direction of their house to monitor it. The Azerbaijani servicemen do this especially when they see that there is more movement in the house than usual (for example, if they have guests). It is evident that in addition to the yard, everything that happens in the house is monitored.
"During my last visit to Syunik province, I was convinced of this fact on site. when we were in this house with the staff of the Office of the Defender, we saw ourselves how the Azerbaijani servicemen pointed the cameras in our direction at the moment they saw us. Moreover, the house where the Azerbaijani armed servicemen are positioned, and are conducting the monitoring of the house we visited, belongs to an Armenian citizen based on cadastral documents (we have already published this fact) In other words, the house owned by an Armenian citizen was occupied through criminal acts. Moreover, this is the segment of the Goris-Kapan road where the Azerbaijani armed servicemen have established a border and customs control, which lacks any legal basis," said the Ombudsman.
He added that Azerbaijani armed servicemen, including those of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijani police, are always present in front of the house. According to the citizen...
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