[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On October 13, the arrested chairman of the Democracy and Welfare Party, Gubad Ibadoglu, underwent computer and magnetic resonance imaging at the Central Clinical Hospital, his brother Galib Bayramov said.
Back on October 11, the leadership of the Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Justice stated that there was no need to conduct these examinations. Bayramov said that immediately after the examination, Ibadoglu was returned to the pre-trial detention center, without giving either him or family members the results of the examination.
According to him, Ibadoglu’s health remains serious, the blood sugar level is 2-3 times higher than normal. Ibadoglu was prescribed to receive insulin. Doctors say that high sugar levels have already negatively affected his eyesight and kidneys. However, no therapeutic measures were taken, the politician’s brother noted.
Referring to the visit of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic to Azerbaijan, Bayramov expressed hope that she would raise his issue and other political prisoners at meetings with officials, Bayramov said.
*On July 24, the Narimanov District Court of Baku arrested Gubad Ibadoglu for 3 months and 26 days on charges of making counterfeit money. The Azerbaijani Interior Ministry said that Ibadoglu is associated with supporters of Fethullah Gulen, accused of an attempted coup in 2016 in Turkey.
On August 25, he was accused of “production, storage or distribution of religious extremist materials.”
Gubad Ibadoglu denies the accusations, considering them absurd. Many international organizations and officials have called on official Baku to immediately release the politician. The European Parliament called for sanctions against Azerbaijani officials because of the persecution of Ibadoglu.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]