Ramil Usubov told Turan on 28 October that of an estimated 3,000 participants in the 16 October clashes with police in Baku, 625 were arrested, of whom all except 77 were released by 21 October. Usubov added, however, that more arrests are likely, as not all the estimated 300 \"active participants\" in the violence are in custody. Usubov admitted that 60-70 members of district election commissions are under arrest, but said they are being held because of their participation in the 16 October unrest, not because they steadfastly refused to endorse falsified election protocols. The Committee to Protest Falsification of the Vote and Repressions as estimates that 3,000 local-election-commission members who represent opposition parties refused to sign allegedly falsified election protocols, and many of them are currently hiding from police. (Turan)