AZERI COURT JAILS FIVE FOR PICKET AGAINST ARMENIAN PRESENCE AT NATO MEETING
ANS TV, Baku
24 Jun 04
In accordance with the petition of the Nasimi district prosecutor’s
office, the Nasimi district court today sentenced the chairman of the
Karabakh Liberation Organization, Akif Nagi, and another four members,
Rovsan Fatiyev, Manaf Karimov, Mursal Hasanov and Ilkin Qurbanov, to
two months’ imprisonment.
The five men were arrested on 22 June in a picket outside the Hotel
Europe in protest against the presence of Armenian military officers
at a Baku-hosted seminar held within the framework of NATO’s
Partnership for Peace programme. The four were found guilty under the
Criminal Code article on hooliganism and putting up resistance to the
police, and Akif Nagi was found guilty under the article on inciting
people to illegal actions. They are being held at a temporary remand
centre in the Nasimi district for the time being. They will be
transferred to the Bayil prison tomorrow.
Firudin Mammadov, deputy chairman of the Karabakh Liberation
Organization, has been summoned to the Nasimi district prosecutor’s
office and is still being held there. According to information from
the prosecutor’s office, Firudin Mammadov has been asked to testify on
the 22 June incident.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress