European Court sends inquiry to Azerbaijani government over 'Siyazan prisoners'

The European Court is looking into what happened with the Siyazan prisoners. They sent a question to the government of Azerbaijan about the protests that took place in the Siyazan region. The European Court of Human Rights wants to know what really happened.

The people who were arrested—Nizami Ganiyev, Zaur Shekarov, Muslim Azimov and Joshgun Baghishov—said they were treated unfairly. They told the court that they were protesting because the price of flour was too high and many people did not have jobs or enough money. They were standing in front of the Siyazan executive building when they were arrested.

The Siyazan prisoners said they were peaceful and did not do anything. They said the police came to their homes at night and took them away. The next day, more people protested to demand that the arrested people be set free. The police used force to stop the protest.

The Siyazan prisoners were charged with various things, including damaging property, having weapons, and taking part in riots. The police said they found weapons and drugs in their homes. The Siyazan prisoners said this was not true.

The court decided that M. Azimov and Z. Shekarov would go to prison for 6 years and J. Baghishov and N. Ganiyev would go to prison for 4 years. Then another court reduced the sentences a little bit.

The Siyazan prisoners are telling the European Court that their rights were not respected. They said they did not have a fair trial and the police did not respect their private lives. The European Court of Human Rights is trying to figure out what really happened.

On January 12, 2016, people in Siyazan protested because the price of flour was too high. The police arrested people that night. The next day, people protested again to demand that the arrested people be set free. The police arrested more people.

The government said that the protesters were doing something illegal, but the protesters said they were just trying to make their voices heard. They said they were not doing anything wrong. The European Court is trying to find out the truth about what happened to the Siyazan prisoners.

The Siyazan prisoners are still saying that they did not do anything wrong. They are telling the European Court that they were just trying to protest against the price of flour and the fact that many people did not have jobs. The European Court is looking into the case of the Siyazan prisoners.