16 March 2021, 09:24
Attack on Mirzali continues series of incidents with political emigrants from Azerbaijan
During the attack in Nantes on Mukhammed Mirzali, an opposition blogger from Azerbaijan, they to cut off his tongue, Emin Akhmedbekov, a political emigrant, has reported. Mirzali is in grave condition under intensive care. Human rights defenders have accused Azerbaijani authorities of the attack and called on the authorities of France and other European countries to investigate such incidents.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Mukhammed Mirzali was attacked by an unknown man who inflicted several knife wounds on him.
Emin Akhmedbekov, the head of the Russian edition of the "Turan TV", said that the attack on Mirzali on March 14 was not the first one.
"Mukhammed Mirzali is one of the critics of Aliev's regime ... On October 6, 2020, they shot at his car. The attackers have not yet been found. On March 14, in Nantes, six people attacked him, beat him up, cut his face, neck, and mouth, wounded his legs, stomach, back, and cut his fingers," Mr Akhmedbekov told the details.
According to his story, Mirzali had actively participated in protests against Azerbaijani authorities at the embassy in Paris and other European cities.
"He has a very popular YouTube channel; he often gives interviews about torture and the human rights situation in Azerbaijan ... The attackers spoke the Azerbaijani language," Emin Akhmedbekov has noted, adding that since 2017, Mirzali's family is under pressure.
Leyla Yunusova, Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), finds it obvious that Mirzali has suffered for his political and human rights activities. According to her story, "only the votes outside Azerbaijan remain independent."
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on March 16, 2021 at 01:21 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Author: Anastasiya Kirilenko Source: CK correspondent
