Print this page
Sunday, 20 March 2005
AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT ISSUES PARDON FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS
By empty (3/20/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on 20 March pardoning 115 prisoners. The prisoners, including 53 who are considered by the Council of Europe to be political prisoners, include three leaders of the opposition Musavat party and leaders of two other political opposition parties. The release of the political prisoners follows a demand by a Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly delegation that was in Baku last week.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on 20 March pardoning 115 prisoners. The prisoners, including 53 who are considered by the Council of Europe to be political prisoners, include three leaders of the opposition Musavat party and leaders of two other political opposition parties. The release of the political prisoners follows a demand by a Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly delegation that was in Baku last week. (Turan)