The trial in the case of youth activist Elvin Abdullayev

A preparatory meeting in the case of  the youth activist  of the PPFA  Elvin Abdullayev (Abdullazadeh) took place   in the Baku Serious Crimes Court on May 14, chaired by Fikret Garibov

 A lawyer Ali Mehdiyev said that Abdullazadeh was arrested  on January 8 at around 11:00, but  his clothes  were examined at 19:30, and supposedly he found drugs.

"All this time he was illegally detained by the police", said the lawyer. He stated about the  violations of the rights of Abdullayev,  and  requested the termination of criminal proceedings,  and return the case for additional investigation. The judges rejected the petition,  and appointed a hearing for 19 May.

Abdullayev asked a permission to speak, saying that he was beaten for three days in jail,  and was not given food. However, the judge interrupted him, saying that it was necessary to tell about this before, and offered the accused to convey his words through a lawyer.

On May 7 Abdullayev was placed  in solitary confinement. His mother Zulfiya Abdullayeva said that in jail for her son was systematically pressured,  and made  renounced his beliefs.

E.Abdullayev is a student of the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University. After criticism of the authorities among the students, he was summoned by Vice Rector, and cautioned against it.

On January 8, 2015 after passing the exam, E.Abdullayev was arrested, and allegedly was found a heroin in the amount of 3 g.

E.Abdullayev is charged under the  Article 234.4.3 (drug trafficking on a large scale.) However, the student said that the drugs were planted, and believes the charges are political order.-0B-