13:09, 10 May 2021

Court leaves Eldar Gasanov in custody

The Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has rejected the complaint lodged by Eldar Gasanov, a diplomat, whose arrest was extended until August 3, 2021, despite his deteriorating health, the "Turan.az" wrote on May 8 with reference to his advocate, Djavad Djavadov.

According to the advocate, Gasanov himself failed to appear in person at the CoA's session due to his health problems. The advocate has also recalled that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) had decided on Gasanov's urgent transfer to the military hospital of the Azeri State Security Service (SSS), medical examination and surgery, but "his condition remains grave, and no measures are taken," the "haqqin.az" reports

Eldar Gasanov has been under arrest since August 2020 in connection with the case of employees of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), suspected of abuse, bribery and embezzlement of budget money. Gasanov has declared his innocence. The ECtHR sent a request to the Azerbaijani government in connection with Gasanov's health condition.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 10, 2021 at 03:43 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.