Tofig Yagublu’s wife also began to starve

“Ilham Aliyev scattered and destroyed my family”

National Council and Musavat Party member, in prison since January 5 hunger Tofig Yagublu’s wife, Maya Yagublu, announced that she started hunger strike from today (January 7). He said that he decided to take this step in support of his wife.

Administrative on January 7 imprisonment Maya Yagublu, who met her husband in the detention center where the prisoners were kept, said that his condition was serious.

“It was our meeting day in the detention center. I thought that maybe they would accept the gift, allow me to meet, and fulfill Tofig Yagublu’s demands. As a result Tofig Yagublu it stops hunger. However, they did not accept the gift. After insisting, they allowed to meet.”

Maya Yagublu says that they met behind the glass and talked for about ten minutes. According to his wife, Tofig Yagublu even before the hunger strike, he was not fed normally in the detention center.

“I was shocked when I saw him. He had lost an awful lot of weight. He could not eat the food served there because it was of extremely poor quality. He was fed only with cookies. Since there were many people in the cell where he was kept, very few of the cookies I took with him reached him. In other words, he was not fed normally even before the famine. Moreover, from the 5th of the month hunger does. Tofig’s condition is very bad. Tragedy can strike at any moment. Ilham Aliyev He scattered and destroyed my family. And now it is about to destroy. What has not happened to my family…” – Maya Yagublu’s words.

He added that Tofig Yagublu has been in a row for years imprisonment being subjected to torture caused acute problems in his health:

“How many times have we taken him back from the clutches of death. I have always supported my wife. Although I also have serious health problems, but in spite of everything, I am at home from today hunger i do If we’re going to die, we’re going to die together…”

Tofig Yagublu of human rights violation, including social activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev’s arrest protest held on December 23 in the Fountains Square protest kept in action. On the same day, by the decision of the Sabail District Court, he was found guilty under Articles 510 (minor hooliganism) and 535.1 (disobeying the legal request of the police) of the Code of Administrative Offenses and sentenced to 30 per day administrative imprisonment his sentence was terminated.

Journalists captured the moments when Tofig Yagublu was detained by the police in Fountain Square. It can be seen from the video that Tofig Yagublu is coming with one more person. When journalists approached them in front of “Mc Donald’s”, the police attacked and took away Tofig Yagublu. Political the voice of the activist is heard, he asks the policemen not to squeeze his arm. He says that his arm is injured.

Baku At the Court of Appeal on January 5 judge although he watched these videos, he did not satisfy the complaint – the 30-day detention order was kept in force. After that, Tofig Yagublu announced that he had started a hunger strike.

Tofig Yagublu political During his activity, he was in administrative and long-term prison several times.

Before that, on December 1, 2021, “Freedom for Salih Rustamli!” held at the request protest was kept in the action, was released in the evening of that day. Tofig Yagublu, who was detained in front of the cameras in the fountain square, was found with serious injuries in Alat settlement, Garadag district, when he was released. Political active before the police in his office, and in the evening, he was taken out of there and beaten in the desert area. The Ministry of Internal Affairs denied what he said. The prosecutor’s office is also on the complaint of a political activist crime refused to start the work, came to the conclusion that Tofig Yagublu himself hit his head and body against the wall, the police hit his car and fell into that situation.

Before that, Tofig Yagublu National He was detained during the protest held by the Council on October 19, 2019, 30 per day prison sentence was given. At that time, the political activist spoke about the torture he was subjected to in the appeal court.

About three times crime His case was started and he was kept in prison for years.