Federica Mogerinin: Convictions against Leyla and Arif Yunus reported as seriously flawed
The EU has expressed great concern at the 8,5 year prison sentence passed by the Baku Court for Grave Crimes against well-known Azerbaijani human rights activist Dr Leyla Yunus, and 7-year sentence against her husband Arif Yunus.
In a statement EU High Representative Federica Mogherini said "The legal process leading to these convictions was, as reported by the international monitors observing the trials, seriously flawed".
The EU calls "on Azerbaijan to release Leyla and Arif Yunus, while their cases need to be reviewed in a transparent and fair process". -02D-
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