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Baku/05.05.23/Turan:The health of the arrested activist of the Popular Front Party Zamin Salayev, who is on a hunger strike for the 88th day, is critical, a lawyer Fahraddin Mehdiyev, who visited Salayev in pre-trial detention center-1 told Turan on May 5. "His blood pressure is at 80/60, he has already lost 45 kg (from 118 kg to 73 kg). He has acute pains in his stomach, kidneys and heart, his cannot walk, and the guards lead him under his arms," the lawyer said.
According to the lawyer, Salayev is forcibly injected with medications under a drip. "He demands to stop it and if forced injections continue, Salayev will go on a dry hunger strike," the lawyer said. There were no positive changes after Salayev's visit by representatives of the Ombudswoman, the Prosecutor General's Office and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Despite numerous requests from relatives, lawyers, and associates to stop the hunger strike, Salayev refuses to do so.
* On February 8, the Garadagh District Court of Baku arrested Salayev for three months. A criminal case has been initiated against him under the Article 221.3 of the Criminal Code. The activist faces up to 5 years in prison.
Zamin Salayev said in court that the accusation made against him is false and he is being punished for criticizing the authorities in social networks. Human rights activists recognized Salayev as a political prisoner. ---B06---
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