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Tuesday, 21 September 2004
AZERBAIJANI OPPOSITION LEADER GIVES EVIDENCE AT SUPPORTERS\' TRIAL
By empty (9/21/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Opposition Musavat party Chairman Isa Qambar testified on 20 September at the trial of seven opposition activists accused of organizing mass protests in the wake of the 15 October presidential ballot. Qambar told the court he remains convinced that he, not Ilham Aliyev, was the rightful winner of the presidential ballot. He said he personally called on his supporters to convene in Baku on 16 October to protest the authorities\' rigging of the election outcome.
Opposition Musavat party Chairman Isa Qambar testified on 20 September at the trial of seven opposition activists accused of organizing mass protests in the wake of the 15 October presidential ballot. Qambar told the court he remains convinced that he, not Ilham Aliyev, was the rightful winner of the presidential ballot. He said he personally called on his supporters to convene in Baku on 16 October to protest the authorities\' rigging of the election outcome. That meeting degenerated into violence between police and Qambar supporters. (zerkalo.az)