The latest announcement by ASMEK

The repression continues in Azerbaijan !

The latest announcement from ASMEK (The Defense Committee of Azerbaijan's Political Prisoners)

The continuation of repression in Azerbaijan.

Reports coming from Azerbaijan indicate the continuation of suppressive projects in the eve of opening of universities and schools. According to a verdict given by 110 Branch of Criminal Court in Tabriz Mr. Muhammad Hassanpour was condemned to six months hard labour prison term and 50 lashes for causing public disorder.

Also in the morning of Friday of 15 September Mr. Ali Sediq Beyreq a resident in Abbasi district in Tabriz was arrested for distributing leaflets. Right now he is held in the arrest house of the Ettalaat of Tabriz and is under torture. In the past two days two citizens from Naghadeh Eskander Mirzayi and Wehid were arrested for the same charge.

Mrs Rughia Lesani in an interview with HAQ Weblog said the first session of the tribunal to review parts of charges against his husband Abbas Lesani will be held on 25 September. She told the reporter of Haq weblog yesterday ; I met with Abbas . His trial will be on 25 September , the first day of fasting month in the 103 branch . This trial just considers some of the charges and the rest will be dealt with by the Revolutionary tribunal . The wife of Abbas Lesani also informed that Wedud Seadeti has been transferred to Ardebil prison to spend his six months hard labor prison sentence there. Seadeti was arrested in connection to the events of May and was tried by the Revolutionary tribunal in Ardebil.

In hope of freedom for all political and prisoners of Conscience

Defense Committee of Azerbaijan’s Political Prisoners

17 September 2006