Man Accused of Ganja Events Died in Prison Hospital

Baku / 07/10/19 / Turan: Accused of the Ganja events of July 2018, Aydin Gurbanov died in the hospital of the Prison Service today. This was reported by his wife Mahbuba Mammadova.

On July 8 Gurbanov fell into a coma during his wife"s visit. Although the doctors stated that Gurbanov had only a few days left to live, the prosecutor's office did not satisfy the family"s request for his release.

Gurbanov was arrested under Art. 228.3 of the criminal Code (illegal arms trafficking as part of an organized armed group). After his arrest, he was diagnosed with cancer.

* On July 3, 2018, in Ganja, an attempt was made on the then head of the city, Elmar Veliyev. A native of Ganja, Younis Safarov wounded him and his bodyguard. After that, in social networks, a protest action against Veliyev was scheduled for July 10 in front of the Ganja administration building.

On July 10, the MIA reported on the unrest in Ganja, during which two police officers were killed. Following this, mass arrests among believers began. In total about 60 people were brought to criminal responsibility. Another 6 people were killed while providing armed resistance.

In early March, two groups of the accused (a total of 14 people) were sentenced to various terms ranging from 5 to 8 years in prison on charges of participating in mass riots and violence against police officers. -05B06-