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  • BAKU: Court of Appeal Leaves Arif Yunus in Custody

    Turan Information Agency, Azerbaijan
    February 27, 2015 Friday

    Court of Appeal Leaves Arif Yunus in Custody


    The Baku Court of Appeal chaired by Abid Abdinbekov dismissed the
    complaint brought by the conflict expert Arif Yunus about the
    extension of his arrest until August 5.

    As the lawyer Afghan Mammadov told Turan, Yunus declared illegal the
    extension of his arrest, as well as the prosecution itself.

    In this case, Yunus pointed to special diligence of the judge Babak
    Panahov at the Nasimi District Court in the decision to extend the
    arrest.

    The lawyer also considers unreasonable the unfair extension of the
    detention. The investigation motivated this by standard wording that,
    remaining free, the accused "can hide from the investigation and use
    his authority to influence the witnesses."

    The lawyer also pointed out that any active investigation against
    Yunus is not carried out.

    The detention has a negative impact on the health of Yunus, who
    suffered a hypertensive crisis before his arrest and suffers from
    cardiovascular disease.

    * Yunus was arrested on August 5, 2014, a week after the arrest of his
    wife, human rights activist Leyla Yunus. The couple is accused of
    espionage in favor of Armenia. Amnesty International has recognized
    them as "prisoners of conscience".

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