Professor Adil Geybulla visited Saleh Rustamov

Baku/08.12.21/Turan: The  health  of the political prisoner Saleh Rustamov, who is on hunger strike for 33 days, continues to deteriorate. In recent days, he has been losing weight by 600 grams every day, said his lawyer Bahruz Bayramov. On December 7, an independent doctor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Adil Geybulla met with Rustamov at the Medical Institution of the Penitentiary Service. According to him, Rustamov is receiving supportive treatment.

“It greatly helped in the restoration of health,” Geybulla said, adding that he got acquainted with the results of the examination and tests. According to the doctor, the test indicators give reason to believe that today there is no threat to Rustamov's life. “Of course, as a doctor, I recommended that he stop the hunger strike. However, he makes decisions himself, and we cannot interfere in this," Geybulla continued.

He, together with the doctors of the institution, held a consultation. Today his brother Taleh Rustamov met with  Saleh. According to him, S. Rustamov's  health is grave.  “Saleh has severe joint pain. Another prisoner was placed with him. When he takes food on Saleh, it does badly. Saleh cannot sleep at night,” T. Rustamov said. According to him, S. Rustamov lost 18 kg. compared to the beginning of the hunger strike and now weighs 51 kg.

* Supporter of the Popular Front Party, veteran of the first Karabakh war, Saleh Rustamov, was arrested in May 2018 and sentenced to 7 years 3 months in prison on a falsified case of “illegal financing of the Popular Front Party”.

Human rights activists recognized him as a political prisoner. On November 6, he began an indefinite hunger strike demanding his release.

Saleh Rustamov is a veteran of the Karabakh war. In 1992, being the head of the Executive Power of the Gadabay region, he was one of the leaders of the Bashkand operation to ensure the security of the border villages of the region. —06B06-