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AZERBAIJAN DAILY DIGEST
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From: Abe Rein (ARein@sorosny.org)
Date: Fri Feb 07 2003 - 18:13:40 EST
AZERBAIJANI OPPOSITIONIST RELEASED FROM JAIL
Azerbaijan Democratic Party (ADR) member Gurban Mamedov was released
from a Baku prison on 5 February after serving a five-year sentence,
Turan reported. Mamedov, together with two other ADR members, was
convicted in July 1998 of falsely claiming that National Security
Minister Namig Abbasov was preparing a coup against President Aliev (see
"RFE/RL Newsline," 7 and 16 July 1998). Mamedov was quoted on 6 February
by zerkalo.az as saying he will continue his political and journalistic
activities. He is one of the cofounders of the ADR newspaper "Hurriyet."
Mamedov also predicted that ADR Chairman Rasul Guliev will return to
Azerbaijan in August from his exile in the United States and will win
the presidential election to be held this fall. LF
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