Ali Karimli was abused by police officers. He talked about this on the air of the Internet television Osmangyzy TV.
According to Karimli, he was beaten twice in the police bus. So, the Popular Front Party leader was pulled by the hair and banged his head against the wall of the bus. And all this was filmed on video. Then Karimli was brought to the Khatai district police department and brought to a room resembling a bathroom with tiled walls. There, he was required to speak in front of a video camera and declare that he was stopping the fight against the Azerbaijani authorities.
When Karimli refused, he was thrown to the floor. He was held by hands and feet, and one of the people there crushed Karimli's throat with his foot so hard that Karimli began to choke.
Violent actions lasted about an hour, after which the pressure on him was stopped.
Then he was taken to the hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where he underwent a medical examination. Karimli was told that there were "no serious problems and the internal organs were not damaged," after which he was brought home.
Karimli said he will continue his political struggle for the democratic future of Azerbaijan and is ready to sacrifice his life in this struggle. He called on the people to unity and joint struggle.
However, Karimli was unable to complete the interview, as the presenter Sevinj Osmangyzy reported that the PFPA leader had the Internet turned off.
A bandage was placed on Karimli's left temple. -0-
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New Detentions (UPDATED)
At about 11 p.m., the PFPA functionary Fuad Gahramanly and adviser to the party chairman Mammad Ibrahim were detained. They were detained near the metro station May 28, where Gahramanli told opposition supporters that he was temporarily taking over the leadership of the party.
Half an hour before, he wrote on Facebook that if Ali Kerimli was not released today, then a meeting is scheduled in front of his house tomorrow at 11.00.
Gahramanly and Ibrahim were taken to the Nasimi police. The detained activist Fatima Movlamly was brought there. The head of the Center for Monitoring Political Prisoners Elshan Hasanov was also detained. -0-
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2019 October 19 (Saturday) 23:04:59
Musavat Leader Arif Hajili Released, no Information on Ali Karimli (UPDATED)
Arif Hajili was released from the Nasimi district police department. He told reporters that he saw several activists in the department, but they did not let him in to Karimli and did not say anything about finding the leader of the Popular Front Party. He was told that many people would soon be released. After that, the police ousted about 100 opposition members, who came to clarify the fate of the detained comrades, from the Nasimi police department. -0-
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2019 October 19 (Saturday) 22:29:51
Musavat Leader Arif Hajili Also Detained (UPDATED)
Arriving at the building of the Nasimi district police department to protest the detention of the Popular Front Party leader Ali Kerimli and other participants in the opposition rally, the head of the Musavat party Arif Hajili was also detained. He was taken inside the Nasimi police administration building.
According to PFPA, about 50 people are in the building. -0-
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2019 October 19 (Saturday) 19:35:08
Ali Karimli's fate remains unclear
Baku /19.10.19 / Turan: During the opposition rally on Saturday, 60 people were detained in Baku, the message of the Baku Main Police Department. The press release indicates that the opposition attempted to hold an action that was not agreed with the Baku Executive Power and therefore the police stopped unlawful actions. According to police, 220 people took part in the unauthorized rally. Sixty people were detained. Of these, 42 of them were released after the warning. Materials regarding 18 of them will be sent to the courts. In the PFPA, commenting on the message from the metropolitan police, they said, "not 60, but much more people were detained."
Although some of the detainees were released, including PFPA leaders Nureddin Mammadli and Eldaniz Guliyev, party member, journalist Tezahan Miralamli, the fate of a number of politicians remains unknown.
So, Tofig Yagublu, a member of the coordination center of the National Council of Democratic Forces, was first taken from the police to the Nasimi court, but then handcuffed he was taken away in an unknown direction. By 19:00, the fate of the detained PFPA leader Ali Kerimli remained unknown. -06D-
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