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In the future, I do not think of politics, Ruslan Bashirli â€“ UPDATED

In the future, I do not think of politics, Ruslan Bashirli â€“ <font color=red>UPDATED</font>

15 March 2012 23:37 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Popular Front Party member Ruslan Bashirli, pardoned by President Ilham Aliyevâ€™s order dated March 15, was released from penitentiary facility #1.
Bashirli is in the house of a relative, and friends are visiting him, APA reports.

Bashirli said that he had some health problems, he worried about cramps in the heart.
In an interview to radio "Liberty", he said that he did not intend to engage in politics.
"In the future, I do not think of politics, to lead a political organization. Maybe, Iâ€™ll be engaged in journalism, human rights activities, or even other field. This is not due to the fact that someoneâ€™s political line I like or dislike. I did not come this conclusion today or under pressure. I made the decision four years ago. Whatever I will work, I will try to do it with a conscience, "he said.

Bashirli confirmed that addressed to the president asking for a pardon. "it is not possible to be released from prison without an appeal for a pardon. This is the usual procedure and there is no other way. If someone says that released without application for a pardon, this is not true. Itâ€™s not possible. My appeal to the president was aired via TV. If apeals of others are not aired by TV, it does not mean that they have not appealed. More than 6 years, I was in prison and they didnâ€™t particularly defended me. Why now they are talking about my appeal ... ", he said.

Ruslan Bashirli was arrested on August 4, 2005 according to article 278 of the Criminal Code. He was convicted in cooperation with Armenian intelligence agents and was sentenced to seven years in prison. On March 14, Bashirli addressed to the President of Azerbaijan for a pardon.

A few hours after the President signed the order Israfilov Elnur, arrested during an unauthorized protest of the Public Chamber on April 2, 2011, was released from prison #5.
Israfilov Sabail was sentenced by the district court to 2.6 years imprisonment.
On February 24, 2012, he appealed to President Ilham Aliyev for a pardon and his adoption "New Azerbaijan" party. This message has been officially confirmed by the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice.

Note: The photo is taken from Natig Gulahmedoghluâ€™s Facebook page, spokesman Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan.