Baku / 23.03.20 / Turan: A committee for protecting the rights of the detained opposition politician Tofig Yagublu was created, said the head of the press service of the Musavat Party, Mustafa Hajibeyli.
Musavat party deputy chair Faraj Kerimli was elected the head of the committee, party activists: Gulaga Aslanli, Nemat Karimli, Sahavat Soltanli, Osman Kyazimov, Mustafa Hajibeyli, Kenul Aly and Elman Guliyev were elected members.
The committee in its statement called the accusations against Yagublu "far-fetched" and called for his immediate release.-05D06-
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