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    Azeri rights activist seeks asylum in Georgia - agency

    Turan news agency
    BAKU
    7 Apr 06

    An Azerbaijani rights activist has applied for asylum in Georgia,
    Turan reported on 7 April.

    The head of the Caucasus rights centre to protect freedom of
    conscience and religion, Azar Samadov, asked Georgian President
    Mikheil Saakashvili to grant him asylum or allow him to apply for
    asylum in foreign embassies in the country, the agency said.

    Samadov was detained in Tbilisi on 31 March following a request from
    the Azerbaijani security agencies. He is accused of organizing mass
    riots in Baku on 15-16 October 2003.

    If extradited to Azerbaijan, Samadov might be sentenced to five to
    seven years in prison, the agency said.
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