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Appointment of Special Rapporteur for Political Prisoners Issue Depends on Function of Task Group – PACE Co-Rapporteur

Politics Materials 8 February 2008 12:05 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, 8 February / Trend corr. K.Ramazanova / The appointment of a special co-rapporteur for political prisoners depends upon the function of the Task Group, Andrea Herkel, the PACE Monitoring Committee co-rapporteur, stated in the press conference.

"If the Task Group succeeds there will be no need to appoint a special co-rapporteur for the political prisoners," Herkel said.

The Task Group of Azerbaijan for political prisoners was established with the participation of the State representatives, human right activists and Parliament.

Herkel said that during his visit to Azerbaijan, he met with several prisoners, whose names were included in the list developed by the PACE Monitoring Group. Some prisoners had serious health problems, he noted.

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