National preventive Group conducted monitoring at Baku Investigation Isolator

Upon the instructions of the Commissioner, National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) conducted a visit to Baku Investigation Isolator of the Penitentiary Service under the Ministry of Justice without prior notice.

The purpose of this visit was to check general custody condition, treatment and state of ensuring the rights of the prisoners.

For investigating applications and treatment issues, accused persons, including Mehman Aliyev, Gozel Bayramli, Afgan Mukhatarli, Aziz Orujov were interviewed in private. The situation of ensuring their rights, applications and issues raised by them were investigated.

The interviewed persons did not complain about treatment, some of them stressed their dissatisfaction on the investigation process on their cases. Each of them was legally consulted on the issues they raised; their documentations were examined, they have been explained their rights and requirements of relevant legislation; applications and complaints addressed tot eh Ombudsman were received by NPG. Moreover, some problems shown in applications were solved on spot.

Relevant bodies will be addressed regarding the outcomes of the visit.