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IRFS calls on the CE react to condemnation and I.Mamedov T.agublu
Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety (IRFS) strongly condemned the court decision on imprisonment the head of REAL Movement ( “Republican Alternative") and deputy chairman of the party "Musavat" Tofig Yagublu .
"The imprisonment of Ilgar Mamedov and Tofig Yagublu has caused another damage to Azerbaijan on the eve of the country's chairmanship in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe," reads the IRFS statement.
On March 17 Sheki Serious Crimes Court found Mamedov and Yagublu guilty of organizing riots in Ismailly, and sentenced them to seven and five years' imprisonment.
IRFS calls on the Court of Appeal to reverse the verdict, and release Mamedov and Yagublu.
IRFS calls on the Council of Europe and the States members of the organization do not remain indifferent to the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, and condemned the gross and systematic violations of human rights.
PACE should take a tougher position against states that do not perform their obligations in the field of human rights. If states disregard their obligations and CE closes eyes on it , the organization is losing respect and credibility, the statement reads. —06D-
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