REAL urges the court not to impose an ordered sentence against I.Mamedov and T.Yagublu

Baku/17.03.14/Turan : Civic Movement Republican Alternative (REAL) issued a statement which condemned the prosecutor 's call to condemn the accused in Ismayilli events. Sentencing in the case, including the leader of the REAL Ilgar Mamedov and deputy chairman of "Musavat" Tofig Yagublu, is  scheduled for March 17.
"The trial on the Ismayilly events is coming to end, and on March 17 court  will announce the sentence. The state prosecutor asks to condemn innocent people for crimes they  have not committed.  He called  to condemn  political opponent of the authorities, Ilgar Mamedov to long prison sentence," reads  the  statement.

If such conviction is made, the movement will never accept this. "Events in Ukraine have shown once again that all peoples have the power to rise up and overthrow dictators, which  put their political opponents in prison on trumped up charges, and the international community sees an expression of the popular will, as a legitimate," said in a statement.

The authors of the statement  called on judges not to impose an ordered sentence Mammadov Yagublu and other defendants.

"Now everything depends on the authorities, and  at this crucial moment  there is an opportunity for dialogue. The release of all political prisoners would be a historic opportunity for Azerbaijan,"  reads the statement.—06D--