June 23, 2003 - 20:20 AMT
15 OPPOSITION REPRESENTATIVES ARRESTED IN BAKU
Last Saturday Azeri police broke up an unauthorized rally of the opposition the center of Baku. The representatives of the Azeri Democratic Party intended to demand from the leadership to hold a free presidential election in the country and stop the prosecution of party leader Rasul Guliyev. As reported by "Arminfo" agency according to "Associated Press", deputy to the Azeri police chief Yashar Aliyev announced about the arrests of 15 rally participants, 6 of which are to appear at the court on charge of violation of the public order.