Rauf Mirkadirov is allowed to participate in the funeral of his father (UPDATED)

2014 May 24 (Saturday) 15:37:16

2014 May 24 (Saturday) 13:12:05

Baku/24.05.14/Turan : Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy, Leyla Yunus, does not believe  the  information about  permitting Rauf Mirkadyrov  to participate in the funeral of his father. Yunus believes that  by this the General Prosecutor Office wants to prevents  the public initiative to liberate Mirkadirov . At 14:00 Yunus  told that a group of civil society plans to ask the Attorney General to call for the participation of  Mirkadirov  in funeral.

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The Prosecutor General's Office authorized the participation  of Rauf Mirkadirov today at the funeral of his father, according to Fuad Agayev.

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Fuad Agayev, the lawyer of  Rauf Mirkadirov, appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office to release Mirkadirov to attend the funeral of his father, who died today, according to the lawyer.  The time of The funeral is still unknown.

 The journalist’s father's house is at  Zerdabi  Street, 53 kk.6 (16-storey building opposite the "Three Crowns.")  –06d--