Search
Close this search box.

Zamin Salayev’s health condition worsened due to fall in pre-trial detention facility

Zamin Salayev, an activist of the Party of People’s Front of Azerbaijan (PPFA) who has been on hunger strike for 46 days, fell down three times the day before and lost consciousness. The last time he severely hit his head, his son Ogtay said on Friday. A cellmate of his father’s called him about it. Salayev had difficulty speaking after another fall. However, no doctor has been called to see him. “There is no medical supervision over my father, his condition is very serious,” the son said. The Penitentiary Service and the Ombudsman’s Office could not be reached for comment. As a reminder, on 8 February Garadagh district court of Baku arrested Zamin Salayev for three months. A criminal case under Article 221.3 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism – use of force) was filed against him, and he faces up to 5 years of imprisonment. Zamin Salayev told the court that the accusation against him was false and declared a hunger strike.

Source: Turan News Agency