Activist Detained for Protest in Front of Ministry of Internal Affairs Released (UPDATED)

Baku / 06.16.20 / Turan: A participant in the rally on June 16 in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs under the slogan “Stop police violence” Narmin Shahmarzade was released in the evening. -0-

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2020 June 16 (Tuesday) 15:24:11

Protest rally against police violence in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Baku/16.06.20/Turan: At 2 p.m. on Tuesday, a group of female activists held a rally in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs under the slogan, “Stop police violence!” regarding the violence against residents of the Yeni Yasamal Massif during quarantine June 7-8.

Activist Narmin Shahmarzadeh told police who arrived at the rally that on June 8, citizens protested against the arrest of a man who went out to throw garbage.

People threw the garbage bag over the police and not a single police officer was injured.

“Your task is to protect the rights of citizens, and you illegally break into the apartments of citizens without a court order, pull people half-naked into the street in front of everyone, swear obscene, beat in public. Do you have such a right? Put yourself in the shoes of these people; would you like to be treated this way?” she said.

In response, police detained Shahmarzadeh and other protesters, putting them on a bus and took them away from the rally. At the same time, activists shouted the slogan: "No to police violence!"

The Ministry of Internal Affairs did not make comments on this matter. -21B-