Police is concerned with the roundtable of REAL

The head of Sumgayit organization REAL Hafiz Babali  was released from Sumgait police, after  three-hour interrogation. According Babali, the reason the  summon  was the event of REAL  scheduled for January 24 in Sumgait, titled  "The behavior of the citizen in a crisis." Police is concerned that the ad on the facebook  says that  the event  will pass in front of the bank. Police believe that  they plan  to hold an action in front of the bank. However Babali explained that there will be  a roundtable in the office of REAL. However, the police strongly recommended not to hold an event in mind the possibility of the arrival of a large number of people, among them "may be people who could disturb public order."

The journalist was advised to ask city hall to provide  other  space for the event. However, Babali  does not agree with the arguments of the police, as  there have never been violation of public order during the events  held by  REAL, but  to avoid provocations, the event is likely to be canceled, said Babaly.-06D-

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An activist of the opposition Movement "Republican Alternative" (REAL) , a  journalist Hafiz Babali was summoned to Sumgayit City Police Department, where he lives. Babali is the head of the Sumgayit branch of the Movement, and his work has often been the object of interest of the police. In particular, he was detained for distributing materials to the public on the activities of REAL. During the parliamentary elections in November last year  Babali was a  candidate and recorded numerous violations and falsifications.

Today’s summon for questioning was  in form of ultimatum, a police spokesman was unable to explain why Babali  was not sent  an agenda, promising that the interview will take about 10 minutes.  He could not explain the reason for the summon. Babali went to the police building at 13 o'clock,  but at  15:30 he was still there. His colleagues and associates  in the Movement believe that Babali  is under pressure to abandon the political activity. In particular,  Babali was the organizer of the meetings of REAL in the city, and the authorities many times urged him to stop participating in the Movement. -02В-