The Azerbaijani Interior Ministry three days later responded to the attack on the human rights activist Gunay Ismayilova.
The spokesman of the agency said that on January 28 the Nizami district police office in Baku initiated a criminal case under Article 221.3 (hooliganism) of the Criminal Code. However, the press service stated the inadmissibility of attempts to "politicization of the crime."
In turn, Ismailova told Turan that on January 29 she was invited to the 24th police station, but she was not told anything about the criminal case.
On January 30 Ismayilova was again summoned to the police to "compile the identikit" of the intruder.
She believes that the attacker pursued the goal of causing bodily harm to her, because he had some subject in his hand, with which he tried to hit the human rights defender. However, he failed to do it, as Ismayilova began to break out of his hands and was able to call for help.
Ismayilova believes that the attack could be linked to her human rights work and could have a purpose to intimidate her or temporarily deprive her of the ability to work.
Concern about the attack on the human rights activist was expressed by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic. She called on the Azerbaijani authorities to promptly and thoroughly investigate and secure Ismayilova.
* At 20:30 on January 26 an unknown man 28-30 years old attacked Ismayilova. He grabbed her by the throat, trying to hit her. Ismayilova pulled away and began shouting, after which the neighbors ran out and the attacker fled.
Ismayilova was Deputy Director of the Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety (IRFS). Currently, she protects the rights of this institution.
In October 2014, she published a critical article in the New York Times about the suppression of civil society in Azerbaijan. -06B-
Social
-
Recently, some states have been threatening the world with nuclear weapons. Russian officials, who openly invaded Ukraine in 2022, have been threatening Western countries in recent months, stating that they might resort to using nuclear weapons if they allow Ukraine to use the weapons provided by them to strike Russian territories.
-
Changeable weather without precipitation is expected in Baku on. The northwestern wind will change to northeastern. Nighttime temperatures will range from +14 to +18 degrees, while daytime highs will reach +21 to +26 degrees. Humidity will be 65-75% at night and 40-50% during the day. Rain is expected in the regions of the country, with localized heavy downpours and thunderstorms, which will cease by the evening.
-
Russia appears persistent in its desire to open a new representation in Azerbaijan. Recently, Aleksey Klimov, head of the consular department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), stated in an interview with TASS that the issue of opening new foreign representations of the country in the territory of Azerbaijan, including Karabakh, is currently being discussed at the political level. "As relevant agreements are formed with the Azerbaijani side, the consular department will join in implementing practical steps related to them," he noted.
-
On October 4th, changeable weather, rain with thunderstorms in the morning and evening is expected in several areas; the northwest modest wind is expected. Nighttime temperatures will be between +13 to +17 degrees, while daytime temperatures will range from +20 to +24 degrees. Humidity will be 70-75% at night and 40-45% during the day. In the regions of the country, rain will be in several mountainous areas, locally intense, and the wind will be coming from the east.
Leave a review