Prosecutor"s Office banns the head of the Election Monitoring and Democratic Studies Center (EMDS) to leave Azerbaijan
Investigation Department for Serious Crimes of the General Prosecutor’s Office banned the head of the Election Monitoring and Democratic Studies Center (EMDS), Anar Mammadov, to leave the country due to the investigation of the activities of the NGOs, Turan was told by Mammadov.
Despite the investigation began a month ago, the ban on travel was introduced on the eve of Mammadov’s trip to Vilnius EU summit of "Eastern Partnership ".
During the forum the meeting of civil society activists of the participating countries was planned.
More than 10 representatives of Azerbaijani NGOs from the National Platform of the Civil Society Forum have been invited Vilnius summit. Mammedli trip was planned two months ago, and two weeks ago he informed the prosecutor's office.
The prosecutors were interested in purposes of Mammadov’s participation in the event. "Today I was called and said that I can not leave the country, and this ban will be in effect until the investigation is completed," he told Turan.
" A month has passed since the beginning of investigation. During this period, there were investigative measures restricting freedom of expression, association and assembly of the EMDS members. Now they restrict freedom of movement too," said Mammadov.
A month ago, prosecutors seized all documents and two computers to investigate the activities the EMDS, accusing the NGOs of tax evasion, abuse of office and illegal business. –06D--
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