French Foreign Ministry about the arrest of Arif Yunus
France deplores the arrest of a known conflict expert Arif Yunus, the spouse of the human rights activist Leyla Yunus, the Foreign Ministry press service of France stated.
The statement released to Turan from the French Embassy in Baku also notes that France has always been committed to human rights and respects them.
* Arif Yunus was arrested Aug. 5 on charges of treason and fraud on a large scale. The court sanctioned his arrest for 3 months. -16D-
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- 7 August 2014 13:06
Politics
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