The State Department has called for an investigation into Bakhtiyar Hajiyev
US State Department spokesman responds to inquiry into Azerbaijani activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev
A spokesman for the United States Department of State is an activist from Azerbaijan Bakhtiyar Hajiyevanswered a question about
“Turan“According to the News Agency according tothe governing government is investigating the young activist’s complaint and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
News according tohe later added:
“The United States Human Rights and resolutely defends fundamental freedoms. We once again call on the government to respect the rights of its citizens, including the right to freedom of expression. ”
What happened to Bakhtiyar Hajiyev?
Public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev said that, M.Nakhchivani on his way home in Baku on April 21 at 23:00 and At the intersection of Z.Ahmadbeyov streets, people in black masks detained him and put a black bag on his head and took to an unknown place:
“Here they opened my eyes, began to insult me, demanded that, Let me tell you on whose instructions I wrote my critical posts about Interior Minister Vilayat Eyvazov. ”
According to him according to“When he said he had not received an assignment from anyone, they took off his clothes and demanded it that, Delete my posts: “They deleted most posts with this request.”
Mass of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs information means and head of public relations department Elshad Hajiyev He also spread the following information after Bakhtiyar Hajiyev’s statement:
Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was received at the Interior Ministry. Minister of the Interior, general-Colonel Vilayat Eyvazov He was listened to and informed that the relevant issues will be investigated.
After that, according to the complaint, a criminal case was opened under Article 221.2.1 (hooliganism) of the Criminal Code.
Reminder
Hajiyev, a Harvard University graduate, was arrested in March 2011. He was sentenced to two years in prison on charges of evading military service.
Hajiyev in 2012 Ali He was released on parole by a court decision.
He has been in government in recent years and is characterized by harsh criticism of the activities of law enforcement agencies.