ECHR requests information on the case of Huseyn Abdullayev from the Azerbaijani authorities - lawyer

Baku/23.04.21/Turan: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in response to the appeal of ex-deputy Huseyn Abdullayev in accordance with Rule 39 of the Regulations of this organization, demanded information from the Azerbaijani authorities about the applicant's health and medical assistance, Turan was informed by the lawyer Javad Javadov. Abdullayev, who has been in prison since April 12, went on a hunger strike and sent an appeal to the ECHR. According to the lawyer Javad Javadov, Abdullayev's condition deteriorated sharply last week and on April 17, he was forced to stop the action.

“However, Abdullayev's health is not improving, and is getting worse. His internal bleeding increased. Despite the serious threat to his life, he was not transferred to the hospital, the necessary medical examination was not carried out,” the lawyer said.

According to him, the ECHR demanded information from the government as soon as possible about the state of health and measures taken to assist Abdullayev.

The lawyer believes that it is impossible to hesitate with the hospitalization of Abdullayev. "The situation is very serious. Abdullayev vomits blood, urinates with blood, blood flows from the intestines," said the lawyer.

The public relations department of the Penitentiary Service, when asked to comment on the information about Abdullayev's condition, said that the health of all prisoners is in the center of attention, "including this person." If necessary, the prisoners are provided with the necessary medical assistance, said a representative of the Penitentiary Service.

In October 2020, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Arrests recognized the illegality of the detention and extradition of Abdullayev and called for his release.

Huseyn Abdullayev held leading positions in the oil and petroleum products business in the 1990s. In 2005, Abdullayev became a member of parliament and criticized the activities of the Cabinet of Ministers. In March 2007, at a parliamentary session, he had a fight with MP Fazail Agamaly. However, only Abdullayev was punished. He was arrested and sentenced for hooliganism to 2 years of probation.

In 2013, Abdullayev emigrated from Azerbaijan. Some time later, a lawsuit was filed against him on tax charges. While living in Germany, he prepared and published a number of songs calling for mass protests on the social network. On April 22, 2018, Abdullayev was detained in Turkey, where he arrived from Germany, and extradited to Azerbaijan.

In Baku he was charged under the following Articles of the Criminal Code 192.2.2 (illegal business with the extraction of large income), 178.2.1 (fraud), 178.2.2, 178.2.4 (fraud), 182.2.1 (extortion by threats by prior conspiracy of persons), 182.2.2 (the same actions repeated) and 182.2.4 (the same actions committed with inflicting large damage on the victim). He was subsequently sentenced to 6 years in prison. -06B-