Gubad Ibadoglu excluded from the "Musavat"

Member of the Board of the party "Musavat" Gubad Ibadoglu was excluded from the organization. This decision was  made after denouncing the activities  of Ibadoghlu at the 8^th II Congress of the "Musavat". Reasons for exclusion was a violation by Ibadoglu "the fundamental principles of the party, and the provisions of the statute" in the period after the Party Congress in September 2014.  Ibadoglu was a candidate for the  head of "Musavat" at the 8th Congress, but by secret ballot with minimal difference was elected Arif Hajili.

Ibadoglu did not dispute the results of voting, but questioned the integrity of the process of nomination of delegates that determined the results of elections. After the Congress Ibadoglu founded the Movement for Democracy and Prosperity, which included many Musavat members who do not agree with the decisions of  the Congress. The leadership of  "Musavat" regarded it as an attempt to split the party.

After the congress, the conflicting parties accused each other in the media and social networks.

Exclusion  Ibadoglu provoked a mixed reaction in the "Musavat". Thus, a party member, the head of the Center for Monitoring of political prisoners, Elshan Hasanov, is strongly against "this unreasonable decision."  According to  the statute, meetings are  held once a week, and everyone can participate as an observer. This time  the meeting was closed to the press and observers only  for one reason - to exclude   Ibadoglu from  the party. "Our organization is fighting for democratic values, against

violations of human rights, and we will defend the rights  of Ibadoglu from authoritarian leadership of the party," said in a statement Hasanov. Ibadoglu  is a member of the Musavat party for more than 20 years, and  he is a famous civil rights activist and a leading expert economist.

Another former candidate for the post of  the head of "Musavat", Tural Abbasli, called the decision to exclude Ibadoglu "mistaken and wrong."

Ibadoglu himself called his exclusion "erroneous, unfounded and registered."

He noted that the party had already eliminated many members and this process continues. A Committee to protect the rights of excluded has been set up,  and the struggle for their rights will continue, he said. -05D-