CoE representative to meet jailed Azeri political activist
Azeri young political activist Baxtiyar Haciyev has been removed to the prison hospital, as representatives of Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture have a scheduled meeting with him, “Turan” news agency said.
Baxtiyar Haciyev (aka Bakhtiyar Hajiyev), a Harvard graduate and former parliamentary candidate, was jailed in May for two years for evading military service in a case his supporters regard as retaliation for his use of social media to criticize the Azerbaijani authorities.