‘… Do officials have a veteran’s card in their pocket?’
This week (April 4), several veterans of the 44-day Second Karabakh War are working in Baku and Of the population Social The building of the Ministry of Defense snowon the roof action held. According to them according toeven if they repeatedly apply for a degree of disability, they either refuse or the degree of disability is not determined correctly. Social Such complaints are also heard from time to time in the networks.
Participant of the Second Karabakh War Ayaz Gasimov also told RFE / RL that, Although he suffered serious leg injuries during the war, his degree of disability was incorrectly determined: “Labor and Of the population Social The Ministry of Defense has appointed a third degree instead of the second. There are hundreds of servicemen like me.
According to him according toThey were not paid the insurance money provided by the Law “On State Compulsory Personal Insurance of Military Servicemen”: “There is a first-degree disability according to – 8,800 manat, second degree disability according to – 6,600 manat, third degree disability according to – AZN 4,400 is envisaged. They promised after our action that, Azersigorta will pay the insurance money of people with disabilities until April 18, 2021. The State Social Protection Fund will pay the insurance money of those who received degrees this year.
Labor and A state operating under the Ministry of Social Protection Medical Social Expertise and From the Rehabilitation Agency “Turan”Was reported that, “The ministry always pays attention to the appeals of the participants of the Great Patriotic War and is treated with care. ” As highlighted by the agency according tothe commission, represented by the relevant agencies, assesses the disability of servicemen on the basis of visual inspection: “In the past, about 2,763 veterans were disabled and Social payments have been set proactively.
Noted that, Determination of disability is carried out in accordance with the criteria of the relevant legislation, in case of functional disorders of the body: “Referral to the electronic system and Each person included in the certificate is called for a visual examination and No one is left out of the spotlight in this area. ”
Milli Assembly Labor and Chairman of the Social Policy Committee Musa Quliyev in “TuranHe said that, Social protection of Karabakh war veterans is in the focus of both the state and society: “More than 6,000 of our wounded went to their homes and their conditions were studied and 4,731 of them have already been certified by the military medical commission. That is, an expert decision was made that they received their wounds in the war. The degree of disability of about 3,000 people has been determined and The process is ongoing. “
Military expert Uzeyir Jafarov told RFE / RL that, Complaints about disability have very serious grounds: “Relevant agencies, Labor and The leadership of the Ministry of Social Protection still does not understand that, let them apply the Swiss model here to determine disability, not Switzerland. The population of Azerbaijan does not receive the same salary as in Switzerland and does not live like there. Let them understand that, If a person loses a leg, they do not measure it as a percentage. “
According to the expert according toIn 2016 April Those who took part in the battles have not yet been issued veteran cards: “2020during the war of that, even those on business trips are called war veterans, and now they say that, You don’t have to be a veteran to take part in active battles. How does it happen that, of all districts in the war zone execution Do government officials have a veteran’s card in their pocket? Which of them took part in the war? ”
2020As a result of the Second Karabakh War, Azerbaijan became part of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and regained control of seven surrounding districts. That year 10 (9) November statement (Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia The fighting was stopped in the Lachin corridor and On the line of contact in Karabakh Russia The location of peacekeepers has been announced. It was announced that Azerbaijan lost 3,000 servicemen in these battles. 4 years before that war, April Heavy weapons were used in the region for several days a month.
The Karabakh conflict began in 1988. Then Armenia and Armed clashes took place between Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan before the ceasefire agreement in 1994 and seven adjacent districts were occupied.