Fazil Gasimov, a doctoral scholar at Istanbul College, has been on a starvation strike in detention for 91 days, protesting towards his “unlawful detention.” In response to his brother, Nazim Gasimov, Fazil’s well being stays extraordinarily critical. “He may die at any second. Regardless of our pleas, he isn’t altering his resolution. The following courtroom listening to for Fazil is scheduled for September 19. He has said that he’ll proceed the starvation strike till all his requests are met,” Nazim Gasimov mentioned.
Nazim additionally talked about that conversations between Fazil Gasimov and his attorneys are being overheard within the medical facility, and his written appeals are being confiscated.
*Fazil Gasimov, held within the medical unit of Baku’s Pre-Trial Detention Heart No. 1, was transferred to the Penitentiary Service’s sanatorium on the night time of July 26 as a result of a pointy deterioration in his well being attributable to the starvation strike.
Gasimov was arrested in Istanbul on August 8, 2023, and transported to Azerbaijan, the place he was charged with counterfeiting cash together with economist Gubad Ibadoglu, beneath Article 204.3.1 of the Legal Code. At the moment, Fazil Gasimov’s felony case is being processed individually from that of Gubad Ibadoglu.