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Organizers of protest action outside Azerbaijani Education Ministry named - UPDATED

Organizers of protest action outside Azerbaijani Education Ministry named - <font color=red>UPDATED</font>

08 October 2012 11:04 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Hafiz Heydarov-APA. Four of those detained during the unsanctioned protest action outside Azerbaijani Ministry of Education on October 5, are residents of Mashtagha district of Baku. Police Department of Sabunchu District of Baku told APA.

The detainees are Fuad Bakir Manafov, Jeyhun Aghalatif Rashidov, seymur Tarlan Aslanov and Mirzaagha Agharafi Rashidov. They are said to be the organizers of the protest action held in front of the Ministry of Education. They reportedly got religious education in Syria and are members of radical religious sect.

Abulfaz Bunyadov, cousin of the detained Seymur Aslanov told APA that two out of four detained Mashtaga residents Fuad Bakir Manafov and Jeyhun Aghalatif Rashidov have been released. The others, Seymur Tarlan Aslanov and Mirzaagha Agharafi Rashidov have been sentenced to 5 days in jail.

Bunyadov refuted the reports that they studied in Syria and were members of radical religious sect.
Around 200 radicals gathered in front of the Ministry of Education on October 5 and attempted to hold unsanctioned protest action. The riot police detained 65 people who tried to violate public order.
Investigation is underway.