The defense appeals against G.Ibadoglu`s restriction on meetings with his family members

Baku/09.08.23/Turan: The health of the opposition politician Gubad Ibadoglu, who is being held under arrest in the Kurdakhan pre-trial detention center, has not improved, his lawyer Fakhraddin Mehdiyev told Turan. Ibadoglu still has "unstable" blood pressure and high blood sugar levels. According to the lawyer, the politician in the pre-trial detention center was given a device for regular blood pressure measurement.  Lack of ventilation in his cell also negtively affected  his health.

The lawyer also pointed out that Ibadoglu is still not allowed to meet with his family members and this restriction has been imposed by the investigation. The defense will file a complaint against this decision.

Despite the fact that Ibadoglu has the opportunity to contact his family by phone, conditions have not yet been created for him to communicate by phone with his children who are studying abroad. According to the lawyer,  two employees of the Ombudswoman's office visited Ibadoglu. However, so far there have been no visits from the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The lawyer said that there are not any news about the investigation.

* The head of the Azerbaijani Democracy and Welfare Party, Gubad Ibadoglu, was detained on July 23 in the afternoon. The next day he was charged under Article 204.3.1 (manufacture for sale, as well as the acquisition or sale of counterfeit money or foreign currency as part of an organized group) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan and the court arrested him for 4 months. Local and human rights organizations condemned the persecution of Ibadoglu and demanded his release.

** In June, Ibadoglu, together with the head of the National Council, Professor Jamil Hasanli and disgraced diplomat Arif Mammadov, who is in political exile in Europe, announced the creation of the Azerbaijani Youth Education Fund, which was registered in London.

Ibadoglu took the initiative to confiscate the property of Azerbaijani officials abroad and transfer these funds to the mentioned Fund. ---03B06---