Jamil Hajiyev, a member of the National Council of Democratic Forces, who was detained in front of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes on 10 January, was released on Friday evening after being given a verbal warning.
He told Turan that after being detained, he was taken to the Nasimi district police department.‘At the police station I was handcuffed, physical and moral pressures was exerted on me.
On the ground floor of the building, they started beating me. They applied blows all over my body. Then I was taken up to the first floor and the beatings were continued there. Then I was taken to the office of the head of the department, where I was threatened. And finally, after a verbal warning, I was released,’ Hajiyev said.
The activist has already undergone a medical examination and the doctor found that he had bruises in his muscles.
Hajiyev said that after receiving a medical certificate about his injuries, he will apply to the Interior Ministry, the Prosecutor's Office and the Ombudsman to investigate the violation of his right to freedom and the use of torture.
It was not possible to get a comment from the Interior Ministry.
Recall that Jamil Hajiyev was detained on 10 January around 17.00 outside the Baku Court for Serious Crimes when the trial of opposition politician Tofig Yagublu was taking place there. The police detained the activist when he unfurled a banner with the slogan ‘Freedom to Political Prisoners!’.
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Oppositionist Jamil Hajiyev detained
A member of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) Jamil Hajiyev was detained at about 5:00 p.m. on Friday in front of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes.
During the trial of Tofig Yagublu, a member of the NCDF and Musavat Party Coordination Center, Hajiyev unfurled a poster on the street with the slogan "Freedom for political prisoners!"
Police officers immediately snatched the poster from the activist and tore it up, and Hajiyev himself was detained.
It was not possible to obtain comments from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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