Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

BAKU: Muslim leader, MPs set to bail out jailed Karabakh activists

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • BAKU: Muslim leader, MPs set to bail out jailed Karabakh activists

    Azeri Muslim leader, MPs set to bail out jailed Karabakh activists

    ANS TV, Baku
    28 Jun 04


    The head of the Azerbaijani Spiritual Board of Muslims of the
    Caucasus, Allahsukur Pasazada, has said that he is ready to bail out
    Akif Nagi, chairman of the Karabakh Liberation Organization [KLO], and
    another four members of the organization. The five were arrested on 22
    June outside Hotel Europe for protesting against the arrival of
    Armenian military officers in Baku [to attend a NATO meeting] and
    sentenced to two months in prison.

    Pasazada blamed the radical behaviour of the protesters on their
    emotional state and brutalities that had been perpetrated in Karabakh
    by Armenians. This is an indication of the current public mood, and by
    visiting Baku, the Armenian officers instigated sabotage.

    Today, five MPs - Sabir Rustamxanli, Zalimxan Yaqub, Qudrat
    Hasanquliyev, Alimammad Nuriyev and Mais Safarli - appealed to
    Prosecutor-General Zakir Qaralov to release the KLO members on bail.

    [Passage omitted: minor details]
Working...
X