Police thwart picket outside German embassy

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Sept 9 2004

Baku, September 8, AssA-Irada

The Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (WAPFP) members held another
action in protest against the planned arrival of Armenian officers to
Baku to attend NATO exercises outside the German embassy on Wednesday.

The police prevented the protesters from approaching the embassy
building.

10 party members were detained and taken to the Sabayil district
police department, including Ali Jafarov, a nominee for additional
parliamentary elections.

The detained protesters were released an hour later. The adviser
to the WAPFP chairman said the party intends to continue pickets in
front of embassies of NATO member-states in Baku.*