Political prisoner has signs of coronavirus

Baku / 18.05.20 / Turan: Saleh Rustamli, former head of the Gadabay region’s executive power serving prison sentence in  jail N13, reported signs of coronavirus,  said his brother Taleh Rustamov. According to him, Saleh called on May 16, saying that he had a rash on his body, and he lost his taste in his mouth. “Doctors say these are the first signs of a coronavirus. There are many prisoners with fever, but for two weeks  tests have not been conducted. Two weeks ago, infected prisoners were taken away, but those who were in contact with them were not examined.

They do not accept medicines, food, soap, clothes for convicts. The prisoners remained in winter clothes, cannot change it, they are experiencing difficulties with food and cigarettes,” Rustamli said.

* The PFPA supporter Saleh Rustamli was arrested in May 2018 and sentenced to 7 years 3 months in prison in the scandalous case of “illegal financing of PFPA”. He is recognized as a political prisoner.

** On May 12, the Justice Ministry announced 33 infected in prisons. On May 15, the head of the Joint Administration of Territorial Medical Units Ramin Bayramli already reported 46 infected people. However, according to the relatives of the convicts, no less than 96 people were infected only in jail N13. — 03B06-