Three PFPA Activists Arrested for Twenty Days (UPDATED)
Baku / 19.11.18 / Turan: The Sabail District Court arrested PFPA activists Agababa Jafarli, Ruslan Amirov and Javid Ibrahimov for 20 days. They were found guilty under Article 513.2 (participation in an unauthorized march) of the Administrative Offenses Code.
PFPA activists Ramiz Jafarov, Sardar Gubadsoy and Ramid Nagiyev, as well as blogger Fatima Movlamly and Canal 13 journalist Nurlan Gahramanli were sentenced to fines of 400-500 manat.
Recall that the PFPA leader, Ali Kerimli, was also released after he was sentenced to a fine of 2,500 manat.
All these persons were detained on November 17 while visiting the Alley of Martyrs on the occasion of the National Revival Day. -06D--
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