STATEMENT OF ALP LEADER LALA SHEVKET

Leader of Azerbaijan Liberal Party Prof. Dr. Lala Shevket has issued a statement condemning the decision by an Azerbaijani court to sentence the imprisoned journalist Eynulla Fatullayev to an additional 2 and a half year of incarceration. ALP Leader considers the decision to be unjust, anti-humanist and totally based on political motives, being at the same time a sign of complete disrespect towards the European Court of Human Rights, which has demanded E. Fatullayev`s immediate release on April 22 of this year. ALP demands from the government to cease repressions against Eynulla Fatullayev and immediately release him from prison.

6.07.2010