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COE SECRETARY GENERAL CALLS ON AZERBAIJAN TO RELEASE OPPOSITION POLITICIAN ILGAR MAMMADOV
13:35 14/10/2014 >> IN THE WORLD
With reference to a recent judgment from the European Court of Human
Rights which it declared final on Monday, the Secretary General of
the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland,has called on the authorities
of Azerbaijan to release jailed opposition politician and commentator
Ilgar Mammadov.
"The court has now rejected the government's appeal, which means the
judgment is final. I therefore call on the authorities to rapidly
implement the judgment and to release Mr Mammadov," he said.
Ilgar Mammadov was sentenced to seven years in prison in March after
being charged with offences linked to street riots in the town of
Ismayilli in January 2013.
In May of this year, the European Court of Human Rights concluded that
Mr Mammadov had been arrested and detained without proper evidence,
and that the purpose of his detention had been to silence or punish
him for criticising the government and publishing information it was
trying to hide.
Source: Panorama.am
13:35 14/10/2014 >> IN THE WORLD
With reference to a recent judgment from the European Court of Human
Rights which it declared final on Monday, the Secretary General of
the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland,has called on the authorities
of Azerbaijan to release jailed opposition politician and commentator
Ilgar Mammadov.
"The court has now rejected the government's appeal, which means the
judgment is final. I therefore call on the authorities to rapidly
implement the judgment and to release Mr Mammadov," he said.
Ilgar Mammadov was sentenced to seven years in prison in March after
being charged with offences linked to street riots in the town of
Ismayilli in January 2013.
In May of this year, the European Court of Human Rights concluded that
Mr Mammadov had been arrested and detained without proper evidence,
and that the purpose of his detention had been to silence or punish
him for criticising the government and publishing information it was
trying to hide.
Source: Panorama.am