Baku/13.01.22/Turan: On January 12, representatives of the Ombudsman's office monitored without prior notice the colony number 1 of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice.
During the visit Polad Aslanov was received confidentially in the medical unit, according to the press service of the Ombudsman's office.
Given his refusal to eat, he was placed in a separate room and is under daily medical supervision.
During the interview, the convict stated that he refused to take food due to his dissatisfaction with decisions of the courts of first instance and appeal in his case, and with a view to a fair trial on his appeal to the Supreme Court.
Representatives of the Ombudsman gave recommendations to the colony management to monitor the condition of Polad Aslanov, daily medical supervision, a press release says.
* xeberman.com editor Polad Aslanov was sentenced on Nov. 16, 2019, to 16 years of imprisonment on charges of treason in favor of Iran. Reporters Without Borders and other human rights groups have called on Azerbaijani authorities to release Polad Aslanov. He has been on hunger strike since January 6, demanding that his case be reviewed and that his appeal to the Supreme Court be expedited.-06B-
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