Press Council chief Aflatun Amashov told the APA that members of Managing Board of the Press Council discussed this problem before the latest pardon decree. They concluded that as these journalists were not arrested while fulfilling their duty but on other causes, their relatives, not the Press Council should appeal for their release.

Amashov also said that there is no ground to appeal on arrested correspondent of Azadliq newspaper Mirza Sakit.

The council chief said as they appealed to the Pardon Commission for Sakit's release, there is no need to appeal again.