Adviser to "Musavat" Party chairman returned from hospital to colony prematurely

The treatment of Yadigyar Sadygov, an adviser to the chairman of the Azerbaijani "Musavat" Party, was halted; and he was brought back to the colony, despite the fact that doctors diagnosed him with a heart disease, said Elman Fattakh, Deputy Chairman of the "Musavat" Party.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Yadigyar Sadygov was serving his sentence – since January 2014 – on charges of hooliganism with use of arms. Local human rights organizations treat him as a political prisoner. On January 31 this year, Sadygov's health condition rapidly aggravated, and he was taken to prison hospital.

There, Sadygov was pre-diagnosed with a "heart blockade", Elman Fattakh, who is also the head of the public committee for defence of Sadygov's rights, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent today.

"His examination and treatment continued; and Yadigyar Sadygov was told that he should stay at the hospital of the Ministry of Justice until the end of February. However, the treatment was suddenly interrupted; and on February 14, Yadigyar Sadygov was returned to Colony No. 14," said Fattakh.

The above public committee has treated the decision as a manifestation of "biased attitude to Yadigyar Sadygov's health," and called the country's Penitentiary Service to ensure his continued treatment, Elman Fattakh has emphasized.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.