Azerbaijan, Baku /corr. Trend E.Huseynly / Journalists detained at corrective institution No 11 of the Penal System of the Justice Ministry of Azerbaijan will go on hunger strike for unlimited period, said the brother of one of the prisoners, Ramin Garibly. The statement of the Editor-in-Chief of Lider-Media, Mammadtagi Garibly and employee Nizami Haiyev and employee of the Center for Journalist Researches 'Agara', Sabuhi Bayram, say that they are protesting because their names have not been included in the list of law observant organizations for pardoning. The prisoners are not complaining about detention conditions or employees of the corrective institution. They wish to meet with the Ombudsman and Chairman of the Press Council of Azerbaijan.
The Editor-in-Chief of Lider-Media, Mammadtagi Garibly and employee Nizami Haiyev are accused of article 182.1 (blackmail through threats) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.