Arrest of NIDA Activist Uzeyir Mammadli Extended by 2 Months
Nasimi District Court Court extended the arrest of the member of the movement NIDA Uzeyir Mammadli by 2 months. According to his lawyer, Fakhraddin Mehdiyev, the arrest term has been extended to 30 November.
Note that currently under arrest are 7 members of the movement NIDA:
Mahammad Azizov, Bakhtiyar Guliyev, Shahin Novruzlu, Rashadat Akhundov, Uzeyir Mammadli, Rashad Hasanov and Zaur Gurbanly. They are charged under articles 234.1 (acquisition, storage and sale of drugs), 228.1 (acquisition, storage and transport of weapons and explosives). September 12 to these persons and a member of Free Youth Ilkin Rustamzadeh new charges were put forward under article 220.1 (organization of mass disorders).
They face a penalty of up to 12 years in prison. Amnesty International believes the young people "prisoners of conscience." -16D04-
Politics
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On November 26, the Baku Court of Appeals reviewed the appeal of human rights defender Anar Mammadli, who contested the extension of his detention. Mammadli's lawyer, Javad Javadov, stated that Mammadli argued the extension of his pre-trial detention was unfounded and linked the criminal prosecution to his human rights activities, Turan reported.
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On November 26, a group of reserve officers from the Nakhchivan special forces held a protest near the Azerbaijani presidential administration. The protesters participated in the 44-day war and were discharged after sustaining injuries. They claim that the payments they are entitled to have not been provided.
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On November 26, the Baku Court of Appeals heard a complaint regarding the extension of the detention of former diplomat Emin Ibrahimov. During the hearing, the investigator requested that the complaint be rejected, while Ibrahimov's lawyer, Aghil Laidj, pointed out the lack of grounds for keeping Ibrahimov in custody.
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Arrested economist Fazil Gasimov has reportedly faced pressure after protesting the interruption of a phone call with his family on November 16. "The phone call was cut off, and Fazil demanded that the connection be restored. Then, Jalal Alizadeh, a detention center officer, along with his colleagues, forcibly removed Fazil from the phone room in the medical unit of the facility, tearing his jacket and dragging him across the floor before throwing him into a cell.
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