Содокладчики ПАСЕ призывают власти Азербайджана пересмотреть дело Мехмана Гусейнова

Содокладчики Парламентской ассамблеи Совета Европы (ПАСЕ) по мониторингу Азербайджана, сэр Роджер Гейл (Великобритания, ЕС) и Стефан Шеннах (Австрия, СОЦ) выразили свою глубокую обеспокоенность по поводу новых обвинений, выдвинутых против азербайджанского блоггера, который боролся с коррупцией, председателя Института свободы и безопасности репортеров (IRFS) Мехмана Гусейнова, который в настоящее время отбывает оставшиеся два месяца своего двухлетнего тюремного заключения.

Мехман Гусейнов находится под стражей с марта 2017 года по обвинению в клевете, после того как он опубликовал серию статей, раскрывающих случаи предполагаемой коррупции и пыток со стороны азербайджанских чиновников. 26 декабря 2018 года его обвинили в "сопротивлении представителям власти с применением насилия, опасного для его здоровья и жизни", что может привести к его тюремному заключению на срок до семи лет.

"К сожалению, есть обоснованные основания для предположения о том, что эти новые обвинения явно политически мотивированы и явно направлены на то, чтобы еще больше заставить замолчать известного правозащитника, которого мы считаем политическим заключенным", - сказали содокладчики. "Кроме того, мы встревожены тем фактом, что Мехман Гусейнов объявил голодовку в качестве единственного доступного ему средства протеста против его бедственного положения", - добавили они.

"Мы призываем власти Азербайджана рассмотреть его дело в качестве абсолютного приоритета", - заключили они.

источник: commonspace.eu

фото: Мехман Гусейнов (фото из архива)

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