In the modern history of Iran, we have always witnessed a wide gap between the state and the nation. On the one hand, the lack of democracy and on the other hand, the lack of fundamental reforms deepens this gap day by day. The use of force and fist by the state has always coincided with the resistance of the nation, and these contradictions have in themselves caused a deep economic, social and political crisis, and the resulting crises have pitted the nation and the state against each other.
The duty of the army and police forces is to protect the security of the country and the peace of the nation. However, in our country, unfortunately, the army and other military forces are being used by the state as a force to silence the right voice of the nation. However,
despite all this, when the reactionary state, which was eventually overthrown by the people, was defeated,
the army itself became a victim. The bitter experience is that heads of state who rule by dictatorship eventually become fugitives and sacrifice their army instead of themselves. The Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1978, is a clear example of this. You, our military personnel, our police officers, are the children of our hardworking nation living under oppression and oppression. Do not open fire on our nation that has risen against oppression, do not be the cause of bloodshed!
We, as the Azerbaijan National Front, turn to you and say that you should vote for your mothers, sisters,
brothers and finally your children, be on the side of the people and
do not be complicit in the crimes of the reactionaries. In this case, you will live forever in the hearts of the people!
Azerbaijan National Front
Malmö-Sweden, January 15, 2018
