Fuad Ahmedli�s health is stable, according to the representative of the Ministry of Justice

Baku /07.10.19 / Turan: Fuad Ahmedli"s health is stable and medical examination will complete in the next 2-3 days, Turan was told by the deputy head of the Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Justice, Iftikhar Gurbanov, commenting on the message about the hospitalization of the PPFA activist Fuad Ahmedli at the Penitentiary Service medical institution.

According to him, Ahmedli complain of back pain while moving and coughing.

"No serious pathologies were found during the examination, on the back and lungs of Ahmedli," Gurbanov said. "At the moment, there is no need for inpatient treatment," he added.

The activist"s father Zafar Ahmedov told Turan that his son"s health worsened after he was detained for a month in the Baku SIZO-1 during the consideration of his complaint in the Supreme Court.

"Fuad was kept for a month in the Kurdakhan pre-trial detention center, and after returning to the jail his health worsened, he could not breathe. Another problem is kidney pain," said the father. On October 5, the activist was hospitalized.

The father recalled that, before his arrest, the son underwent two lung operations, and his detention in a confined space is contraindicated.

He said that his son called today and said that he had an x-ray and blood for analysis was taken. Ahmedov noted that today he would meet with his son.

* Fuad Ahmadli was arrested in August 2016 on charges of "violating the law on operative-search activity" and disseminating personal information of users of Azerfon mobile phones. In addition, he was charged with abuse of authority.

He was sentenced to 4 years in prison on June 16, 2017. The Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court later upheld the verdict. Human rights activists have recognized Ahmedli as a political prisoner.

In May, the Surakhani District Court rejected Ahmedli"s appeal for release on parole in connection with the serving of more than half the sentence. The higher authorities upheld this decision. The activist has 10 months remaining until the end of the sentence. -03B06-