In Gazakh "Musavat" members are persecuted because of referendum

In Gazakh region the  police  is pursuing the  activists of the party "Musavat" to prevent the collection of signatures against the registration  of the agitation group  "Republic" for the campaign against the referendum on constitutional changes, according to the head of "Musavat" local organization Ilgar Mustafayev.

In particular,  the members of Musavat party that are collecting signatures are  attacked by  unidentified civilian who  take away the  petitions.

In his opinion it is taking place by the local authorities who make pressure on those who put their signature in support of the opposition. "They are called enemies of the President, and are  exposed as traitors and enemies of the people,"  said the opposition leader.

In addition, over the past week some signature collectors simply disappeared and there is no information about them. All this is done to break our plans to register  the agitation group "Republic",  Mustafayev said.

A referendum on constitutional changes was appointed for the 26th of September, before this will work agitation group for and against change. To register a group  it is required to collect 40.000thousand signatures. At present the signatures gathered only the ruling party "Yeni Azerbaijan".

At present, the authorities are hunting for members opposing the reactionary amendments to the Constitution. In particular, the REAL activists,  members of the Popular Front Party and "Musavat" are being arrested. -05В-