Paper editor dies in custody
A jailed Azerbaijani newspaper editor has passed
away in a Justice Ministry hospital.
Novruzali Mammadov, who used to head a section at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Institute of Linguistics and the low-profile Tolishi Sаdo newspaper, died at a treatment facility of the ministry`s Penitentiary Service, said Elchin Behbudov, the chairman of the Committee Against Torture.
According to him, Mammadov`s condition abruptly deteriorated and doctors were unable to save his life.
The Penitentiary Service has confirmed this information.
The former paper editor had been convicted for ten years on charges of high treason, inciting ethnic and religious hate.
Novruzali Mammadov, who used to head a section at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Institute of Linguistics and the low-profile Tolishi Sаdo newspaper, died at a treatment facility of the ministry`s Penitentiary Service, said Elchin Behbudov, the chairman of the Committee Against Torture.
According to him, Mammadov`s condition abruptly deteriorated and doctors were unable to save his life.
The Penitentiary Service has confirmed this information.
The former paper editor had been convicted for ten years on charges of high treason, inciting ethnic and religious hate.
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