28 December 2019, 17:56
Aslanov's wife calls on the President of Azerbaijan to release him
The wife of the arrested journalist, Polad Aslanov, has pointed out to the Azerbaijani President to the political motive for her husband's case and asked to stop persecuting him.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Polad Aslanov, the editor-in-chief of the online editions "Xeberman.com" and "Press-az.com", was arrested on suspicion of espionage. On December 24, he was charged with a threat of murder or causing grievous bodily harm.
Gyulmira Aslanova, Polad's wife, has appealed to Ilham Aliev asking him to stop the criminal prosecution of her husband, the "Turan" News Agency has reported. She noted that her husband had been unreasonably arrested for publishing facts of extortion by law enforcers at the border, based on concrete proofs, the "Contact.az" reports.
According to the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan, Aslanov had secret meeting with agents of foreign intelligence services and was attracted by them to cooperation. His advocate, Elchin Sadygov, spoke about threats received by him.
Gyulmira Aslanova said that their six-year-old daughter has been waiting for her father for seven months. "The best New Year gift for the child would be the return of her father and a joint celebration," the "Contact.az" quotes her as saying.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on December 28, 2019 at 07:45 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
