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Georgian special forces beat and broke Azerbaijani journalist's arm in Rustavi prison

01 February 2006 [02:30] - TODAY.AZ
Azerbaijani journalist Gajar Huseynov who is detained in Rustavi prison faced physical pressure.

It should be noted that, he worked as photo-correspondent for the newspaper "Yeni Dushunje" ("New way of thinking") the publication of which has been suspended, APA reports.

As it's known from the journalist's brother Niyazi Huseynov, editor-in-chief of the above mentioned newspaper. According to him, Georgian special forces beated his brother strongly.

G.Huseynov's arm was broken in the result: "However, the doctors are not concerned about him. My brother is detained in a very hard condition".

G.Huseynov being accused of roguishness was sentenced to 5 year in jail.

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