Police violence in Khojaly memorial
Baku/26.02.14/Turan : During today's visit of the members of the National Council to the memorial complex of the Khojaly tragedy, the police put pressure on members of the opposition .
So, after a visit to the memorial the National Council members made ??a procession to the Khatai Metro, chanting "Justice for Khojaly ", "Martyrs are immortal" and "Homeland is indivisible."
Police responded to this rather nervously , demanding to stop the procession and go away. Police and people in civilian clothes tried to separate the head of the Popular Front Party Ali Kerimli from the group of protesters, but the activists prevented that .
Members of the National Council refused to comply with police demands and soon dispersed peacefully.
The chairman of the youth organization of PFPA Abulfaz Gurbanly called baseless the information that during the confrontation with police, some members of the National Council suffered. -05B04-
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