In recent months, the Azerbaijani media has been shaken by the release of covertly recorded videos featuring former International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo and his associates. These recordings expose a coordinated campaign of disinformation and political manipulation directed against Azerbaijan under the guise of "defending human rights" and "pursuing justice."

The revelations have ignited debate throughout the region, exposing connections between lobbying structures in Europe, Armenian political networks, and influential diaspora financiers. When viewed collectively, these elements portray not a moral crusade but a strategic effort to undermine Azerbaijan’s international standing, complicate the peace process with Armenia, and shape perceptions within key Western institutions. The videos depict Ocampo speaking candidly about his contacts within the European Parliament and his ability to influence officials, including those close to Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat. He outlines how narratives critical of Azerbaijan could be amplified within European institutions to sway policymaking and public opinion. Far from being an impartial expert offering humanitarian counsel, Ocampo appears as a political operator leveraging his credibility as a former ICC prosecutor. His language in the recordings shows an awareness of lobbying dynamics - where influence becomes a tool in an information war.

Ocampo speaks of collaboration with the University of São Paulo, the use of supercomputers, and attempts to model "global order" via artificial intelligence. However, more importantly, he directly points to Karabakh as one of the main directions, evaluating it as a "product from which maximum benefit must be obtained."

​He then discusses creating a transnational company aimed at turning "produced information" into a tool for influencing decision-makers—pushing necessary narratives through media, social networks, and expert circles.

This suggests an attempt to use AI as a tool for advocacy, where the data produced by AI models could influence public discourse and, ultimately, political........

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