The Court of Appeal leaves Ilham Huseyn and Rustam Ismayilbeyli under arrest

Baku/11.12.21/Turan: On December 10, the  Baku Court of Appeal  10 considered complaints about the administrative arrest of two opposition activists - Ilham Huseyn and Rustam Ismayilbeyli.

Ilham Huseynov, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, and a young activist, Rustam Ismayilbeyli, were detained on December 1 in connection with a rally in support of an opposition supporter Saleh Rustamov, who is on a long hunger strike in prison. On December 2, the Sabail District Court sentenced each of them to 30 days of administrative arrest on charges of violating social distance.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the complaints of both activists, leaving them in custody, according to a statement from the NGO Line of Defense. 

The organization points out the unlawfulness of the persecution of both activists and recalls that 50 people were detained during the rally on December 1, some of whom were tortured.

The defense of both activists will apply to the European Court of Justice in order to obtain recognition in the future of the violation of their rights.

The "Defense Line" draws attention to the fact that Ismailbeyli's arrest for 30 days deprives him of the opportunity to graduate from the university, since December is the last month of his studies and, having skipped classes, he will not be admitted to exams and will not receive a diploma. In connection with the action on December 1, three more people were arrested under the administrative procedure. –06В-