Official letter of the HCA-France to the President of Azerbaijan I.Aliyev

Dear ALL,
Below is the official letter sent by HCA-France with regard to the unfair trial of Sakit Zahidov.
When I posted this ActionAlert I did not expect such an effective response. So, thank you Karine, Bernard and everyone for your interest and care.
Let's keep on using this blog for future Action Alerts, and as Karine said, if something is urgent, pls, do post alerts on the blog and send to everyone's emails too.
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Objet: prosecution of M. Sakit Zahidov
De: aec@reseau-ipam.org
Date: Mar 3 octobre 2006 3:20
À: office@apparat.gov.az
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Paris, October 2 / 2006

M. Ilham Aliyev
President of Azerbaijan

Your Excellency

We are extremely worried by the information of the prosecution and thepossible imprisonment of M. Sakit Zahidov. M Zahidov is a well knowjournalist and the allegation of his connection with drug trafficking orapology of drug appears to be a political manipulation.

Your Excellency, we know your commitment to the freedom of expression andthe liberty of press, therefore we want to draw your attention to thiscase. The condemnation and imprisonment of M. Zahidov would not onlyrepresent a flagrant injustice but also be detrimental to the interest ofthe Republic of Azerbaijan.

This innocent journalist must be freed and all iniquitous proceedings must be ended.

Yours, sincerely

Bernard Dreano
President of the Assemblée Européenne des Citoyens (HCA-France),
Co-chair of the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly (international)
Assemblée européenne des citoyens / HCA France
21 ter rue Voltaire75011 Paris
France+33 1 43 71 62 12+33 1 43 79 32 09 (fax)
aec@reseau-ipam.org