Mass arrests follow detain of Islamic Party Leader
Mass arrests of religious people in Azerbaijan still keep the country alarming. According to “Turan” news agency about 30 Muslims were arrested in Gandzak. Some of them were subjected to administrative liability.
The reason to arrest the Muslims is unknown and the police don’t comment on it.
The leader of the banned Islamic Party of Azerbaijan Movsud Samedov was arrested after harshly criticizing a ban on headscarves in schools and calling for the ouster of the government, a party spokesman said Saturday.