Text of report by Azerbaijani newspaper 'Hurriyat' on 16th
September entitled "ADP headquarters again surrounded"

The illegal police presence around the Azerbaijani Democratic
Party [ADP] headquarters has recently become permanent. The
police is both keeping the headquarters under surveillance and
monitoring the people going there. The building is also under
surveillance by plain-clothed persons.

On 15th September the ADP headquarters were again kept
under police surveillance. Although rank and file police did
not know the reasons for this action, a police officer said
that the law-enforcement agencies had received information that
the ADP members would stage a rally and for this reason
precautionary measures were taken to prevent it. According to
the information the power-wielding bodies are instructed to
surround the ADP headquarters when there are mass protest
actions in the city.

Source: 'Hurriyat', Baku, in Azeri 16 Sep 99 p2