A group of citizens held a rally near the Russian Embassy

Baku / 23.05.19 / Turan: Approximately 20-25 people held a protest against the detention of the Azerbaijani journalist Fuad Abbasov in Moscow with the aim of further deportation.

The police initially did not let the protesters close to the building, and they lined up at the bus stop, raising posters demanding the release of Abbasov and the punishment of those who used force against him during the arrest.

Later, some of the protesters missed to the building, and a representative of the embassy came out to them, who promised to convey the demands of the protesters to the leadership.

He noted that the diplomatic mission maintains contacts with the Azerbaijani embassy in the Russian Federation and it is necessary to wait for the resolution of the issue within the law.

Previously representatives of the Azerbaijani Embassy in the Russian Federation visited Abbasov. On May 22, in front of the Russian Embassy in Baku, an action was held in defense of Abbasov.

* Journalist Abbasov became known to the general public in 2015 after speaking at a talk show on Russian TV channels in connection with a discussion of the destruction of a Russian military aircraft in Turkey.

Abbasov was invited as a correspondent for the Turkish agency İhlas to present the position of Turkey.

Later, Abbasov participated in a talk show on issues relating to Azerbaijan.

Recently, Abbasov has criticized some diaspora organizations of Azerbaijanis for insufficiently upholding the interests of compatriots, accused them of working with Armenians and announced the creation of a party of Azerbaijanis in the Russian Federation. -06D--