Azeri Muslim leader, MPs set to bail out jailed Karabakh activists

ANS TV, Baku
28 Jun 04

The head of the Azerbaijani Spiritual Board of Muslims of the
Caucasus, Allahsukur Pasazada, has said that he is ready to bail out
Akif Nagi, chairman of the Karabakh Liberation Organization [KLO], and
another four members of the organization. The five were arrested on 22
June outside Hotel Europe for protesting against the arrival of
Armenian military officers in Baku [to attend a NATO meeting] and
sentenced to two months in prison.

Pasazada blamed the radical behaviour of the protesters on their
emotional state and brutalities that had been perpetrated in Karabakh
by Armenians. This is an indication of the current public mood, and by
visiting Baku, the Armenian officers instigated sabotage.

Today, five MPs – Sabir Rustamxanli, Zalimxan Yaqub, Qudrat
Hasanquliyev, Alimammad Nuriyev and Mais Safarli – appealed to
Prosecutor-General Zakir Qaralov to release the KLO members on bail.

[Passage omitted: minor details]