The opposition intends to hold an unauthorized rally in the city center
Baku /16.10.19 / Turan: Baku City Hall again refused to authorize a rally of the National Council of Democratic Forces in the city center on October 19. The authorities again proposed that the opposition rally on the outskirts of the city in the village of Lokbatan.
"The city hall has once again violated the constitutional rights to freedom of assembly and demands to hold an action in Lokbatan. However, we have already stated that this does not suit us and a peaceful rally will take place on the square in front of the metro station on May 28 at 15:00.
The earlier the capital"s police said that the unauthorized action would be stopped. According to reliable information, police have already begun to detain PFPA activists in order to prevent an opposition rally from being held. -21B-
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