2024-06-27 04:49:10
“I’ve began a starvation strike since June 14, demanding the termination of the politically motivated felony case towards me and permission to return to Turkey to proceed my scientific actions. Though my well being is in vital situation, I’ve no selection however to go on starvation strike in protest towards my unlawful detention and human rights violations towards me. I’ll starve to loss of life in an Azerbaijani jail quickly, or along with your help I will likely be launched and proceed my scientific actions at Istanbul College.”
That is said within the enchantment to the general public Fazil Gasimov, who’s detained in Baku Investigative Detention Heart No. 1 of the Pension Service of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The household of Fazil Gasimov submitted the enchantment to Voice of America.
In line with relations, Fazil Gasimov’s starvation was registered and regardless of being stored in a typical cell, he’s beneath the supervision of a health care provider.
“Fazil’s blood stress is 80/60. He misplaced as much as 15 kilograms. His physique appears dried up and he cannot preserve his steadiness,” a member of the family advised VOA after assembly him.
Fazil Gasimov says in his enchantment that he wants the general public’s assist as an enterprising scientist and social justice activist who has devoted his life to the advantage of humanity.
“Please help me and get me out of jail with out shedding my life. As a graduate of the UN GSP (Graduate Training Programme), an lively member of the UNESCO NGO Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage, a YTB (Turkey Training Scholarship) scholarship holder and a doctoral pupil at Istanbul College, he met world leaders, with contains the management of the UN and UNESCO, the Presidents of Turkey and Switzerland, I’m asking the Prime Ministers of Germany and Nice Britain, the US Secretary of State, in addition to YTB administration, Turkish parliamentarians and the scientific neighborhood, Nobel Prize laureates assist me get. low-cost,” he mentioned.
Gasimov writes that in December 2022 within the metropolis of Rabat, Morocco, on the UNESCO occasion by which he participated, the “river” was acknowledged for instance of Azerbaijan’s intangible cultural heritage.
“10 months after that incident, beneath the affect of a psychotropic substance added to my tea by the Predominant Division of Combating Organized Crime within the Ministry of Inner Affairs of Azerbaijan, I used to be pressured to put in writing a false assertion beneath the affect of threats and use. the identical technique within the Baku Pretrial Detention Heart, Gubad Ibadoglu, chairman of the Get together of Democracy and Prosperity of Azerbaijan, an economist scientist I used to be pressured to verify in touch with him. Including psychotropic substances to the tea of a scientist who hasn’t smoked in his whole life is an unparalleled dishonesty. Utilizing the river, which is a logo of the generosity of the Azerbaijani folks and is on the consultant record of UNESCO, for such soiled functions is disrespectful to our folks and our cultural heritage,” he mentioned.
Addressing the Secretary Basic of the UN, he states that it’s mandatory to hold out acceptable inspections by the UN fact-finding mission to finish the incitement of the accused individuals in Azerbaijan to devour psychotropic substances in a secret type in meals. consumption.
“The Secretary Basic of the UN, Antonio Guterres, has been requested to nominate a rapporteur to research human rights violations which can be beneath investigation towards me. I imagine that the Honorable Antonio Gutarres won’t be silent about gross violations of human rights within the nation that may host a prestigious UN occasion corresponding to COP29, opposite to the UN Conference towards Torture.”
He writes that he grew up in a household of internally displaced folks in Azerbaijan, and was awarded the scholarship of the President of Azerbaijan after scoring 693.75 out of 700 most factors within the entrance examination.
“I moved to Turkey in 2010 and continued my greater training in Istanbul. Since 2019, I’ve been giving science lectures at Istanbul College. My perspective, my pondering, and my social consciousness developed in Turkey. The individuals who slander me are Turkish lecturers, Turkish college college students, Turkish graduates and the entire Republic of Turkey is slandering me. Those that added psychotropic substances to my tea, put my head in the bathroom and humiliated me, humiliated the dignity of scholars, graduates and lecturers of Istanbul College. I utilized for Turkish citizenship in Could 2023, and was illegally deported from Turkey on August 7, 2023, on the request of the UNC. I used to be handled inhumanely, cruelly, humiliatingly, severely tortured and threatened throughout the trial on the Worldwide Legal Courtroom. On Could 13, I gave detailed details about this in my utility to Sabina Aliyeva, Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan. I used to be uncovered to all this violence as a result of we registered Azerbaijan Youth Academic Basis (AYEF-Azerbaijani Youth Academic Basis) in London along with Gubad Ibadoglu, a instructor of London College of Economics (LSE) and we researched the financial system of Azerbaijan. “I’ve not dedicated a criminal offense in Turkey or Azerbaijan,” Gasimov mentioned.
He wrote that he initiated numerous social and cultural initiatives associated to Azerbaijan throughout the years he lived in Turkey.
“In 2016, I established a brand new relationship between UNESCO and Azerbaijani Non-Governmental Organizations, in 2017-2018 I represented Azerbaijan on the UNESCO Youth Discussion board and introduced initiatives, in 2019 I participated within the UNESCO NGO Discussion board with a complete undertaking, in 2020 I graduated from the United Nations GSP Chair (United Nations Graduate Research Program) the primary UNESCO chair on the intangible cultural heritage of Azerbaijan, and created the primary Oncology Portal of Azerbaijan in 2022.”
He mentioned that his communication with Gubad Ibadoglu started in digital type in March 2020.
“We’re speaking till the top of 2021 to assist Mubariz Mansimov be launched and to publicize the injustices finished to him. The nice and noble deeds of Mubariz Mansimov are well-known to the folks of Azerbaijan. I continued my research in Turkey with the scholarship I obtained from Mubariz Mansimov in 2010. That’s the reason I couldn’t stay silent in regards to the defamation and arrest of Mubariz Mansimov. Gubad Ibadoglu additionally defended Mubariz Mansimov as a bigot Azerbaijani mental. For the reason that fall of 2021, now we have researched the financial system of Azerbaijan. There is no such thing as a abnormality or criminality within the analysis finished by two Azerbaijani economists on the financial system of Azerbaijan. In December 2021, I proposed to Gubad Ibadoglu to create an training fund in London. As a result of, after receiving unfavorable responses 3 instances from the competitions of the “2019-2023 state program for training overseas” launched by the Ministry of Science and Training of the Republic of Azerbaijan, I got here to the conclusion {that a} new creation is required. scholarship alternatives for younger Azerbaijanis to review overseas. If I obtained a constructive response from the state program competitions, after defending my scientific work, I returned to Azerbaijan and labored as a instructor on the Azerbaijan State College of Economics for five years. Nevertheless, staff of the Ministry of Science and Training of the Republic of Azerbaijan intentionally prevented me from benefiting from the state program 3 instances, which led me to the concept of establishing an training fund in London with Gubad Ibadoglu” , says Gasimov’s request.
“Gubad Ibadoglu was arrested in Azerbaijan 23 days after the Training Basis (AYEF) was registered by the Charity Fee of Nice Britain, and I used to be arrested 39 days later,” he mentioned.
He considers the accusations introduced towards him to be “defamation”.
After that, the worker of the Press Service of the Ministry of Inner Affairs, Ibrahim Amiraslanli, responded to the inquiry of Voice of America and mentioned that no remark is made on unfounded private opinions that aren’t primarily based on info.
Human rights defender Rufat Safarov advised Voice of America that Fazil Gasimov is an “apparent political prisoner”.
“Below intense torture, Gubad stood as much as Bey and in the present day he tells the reality. I see that the initiatives referring to the Training Fund specifically have angered the authorities. Fazil Gasimov’s rights needs to be protected and a gifted younger man shouldn’t be left to die,” he mentioned.
On August 8, 2023, data unfold that Fazil Gasimov, an economist and scientist residing in Turkey, was arrested in Istanbul and brought to Azerbaijan. It was reported on social networks that Fazil Gasimov was being detained as a part of the investigation of the felony case towards Gubad Ibadoglu, who’s in jail.
Though the press service of the Ministry of Inner Affairs of Azerbaijan confirmed Gasimov’s arrest to Voice of America, they didn’t say what he was charged with.
Fazil Gasimov graduated from Qafqaz College (he ended his actions on January 16, 2017), studied there in Turkey, after which did doctoral research at Istanbul College.
Article 204.3.1 of the Legal Code of Azerbaijan (preparation for the aim of sale, together with receiving or promoting counterfeit cash or overseas forex – when the identical actions are carried out by an organized group), Article 167-3.1 (Extremist non secular issues, i.e. non secular extremist exercise Gubad Ibadoglu was arrested in July final 12 months and remained in jail till April 22 of this 12 months.
After many native and worldwide appeals, Ibadoglu’s arrest was changed by home arrest on April 22.
On Could 21, the investigator’s resolution changed the home arrest in police custody, and the investigation interval was prolonged for one more 3 months (till August 20).
Ibadoglu notes that the allegations towards him are baseless and political, and that he has been punished for his actions.
Voice of America
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