Azerbaijani community in UK demands to recognise "Mahdi Servants Union" as terrorist organization

Azerbaijanis living in the UK have addressed the members of the British Parliament, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the European Parliament in connection with the attack of a radical religious group on the Azerbaijani Embassy in London.

The State Committee for Work with the Diaspora told APA that the appeal addressed on behalf of the Chairman of the Azerbaijani Community of Britain Farida Panakhova to Foreign Minister Liz Truss, Interior Minister Priti Patel, Members of the British Parliament Graham Stewart, Dominic Raab, Bob Blackman, Lord Jonathan Douglas Evans, and the European Parliament stressed that our country is a global, multicultural and tolerant state, far from any religious extremism and this act of vandalism is a gross violation of the norms of international law, the Vienna Convention.

It was noted that this event was prepared and carried out in order to damage the bilateral relations between Britain and Azerbaijan, to disrupt the important processes taking place within the framework of cooperation with the European Union.

The document concludes with a demand to the relevant authorities in Britain to take the necessary measures to bring to justice the perpetrators of this crime against the Embassy of our country in London, to recognize the "Mahdi Servants Union" as a terrorist organization, and eliminate the organization and immediately deport its members from the country.

It should be noted that immediately after the attack a corresponding letter was sent to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Great Britain Priti Patel on behalf of the Coordinating Council of Azerbaijanis living in the United Kingdom.