Baku / 01.05.18 / Turan: The chairman of the Sheki district youth branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, Samir Hasanov, was detained by police on April 30. According to sources in the party, the police detained him when Samir was walking along the road and took him to the police station.
According to the head of the local branch of the PFPA, Islam Hasanov, the police did not explain the reason for the detention and did not release him.
Turan"s attempt to receive a comment from the Sheki district police did not yield any result. -05B-
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