Activist Araz Aliyev has achieved lifting of the ban on leaving Azerbaijan
Member of the board of the Platform of the Third Republic movement and activist of the Nida movement Araz Aliyev achieved the lifting of the ban on leaving Azerbaijan, after which he left the country.
As the Caucasian Knot wrote, member of the board of the Platform of the Third Republic movement (Resplatforma) and activist of the Nida movement Araz Aliyev was not allowed to leave Azerbaijan abroad on July 7. His trip was due to the need to accompany his sick mother during treatment. He called the travel ban "unreasonable" since there is no criminal case against him and no investigation is underway.
As Aliyev told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, on July 8 he visited the main police department of the city of Baku to clarify the reasons for the ban on him leaving the country.
"They told me that the ban was caused by the Toplum TV case. But I told them that the investigation into this case had already been completed. To this they replied that they supposedly had to wait until the end of the trial. I pointed out the groundlessness of this argument and noted that I personally could wait until the end of the trial, but my trip was related to accompanying my sick mother. They told me that they "sympathized" but could not help. However, yesterday (July 10) towards the evening they called me that the restriction had been lifted and I flew out at night. Now I am with my mother, today I will accompany her to the examination," Aliyev noted.
Receive The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan failed to provide comments.
We recall that at the end of December 2023, a court in Baku arrested the co-founder of the Platform of the Third Republic, Araz Aliyev, for 25 days under the article on petty hooliganism. Associates linked the persecution of Aliyev to his political activities. Aliyev himself told his lawyer that he was beaten by security forces during his arrest. After being released on January 17, Aliyev told the "Caucasian Knot" that he had never been returned the things confiscated during his arrest, including his laptop and mobile phone.
A group of Azerbaijani activists established the socio-political structure Platform of the Third Republic in December 2023. In their opinion, after regaining control over Karabakh, Azerbaijan needs a new “post-Karabakh” public agenda and a transition from authoritarianism to democracy. On March 6, 2024, three founders of the Platform were detained in Baku. Those who stood at the origins of the movement are described in the “Caucasian Knot” help.
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