Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. К.Zarbaliyeva / A journalist from the newspaper Azadlyg, Mirza Sakit, may be transferred to another prison in the near future.
The treatment of Sakit is complete, Rashad Damirov, a doctor at the Medical Department of the Penal Service at the Justice Ministry of Azerbaijan, reported to Trend Agency on 27 August. Sakit's condition is satisfactory and he will be transferred to prison.
Sakit was sent to the Medical Department on 21 July. The prisoner staged a hunger strike from 8 to 15 August demanding they provide him with medical treatment at the Penal Service.
The editor-in-chief of Azadlyg and Sakit's brother, Ganimat Zahid, noted that the condition of his brother was unsatisfactory during their latest meeting.
Sakit appealed to the Penal Service to transfer him to another prison. Ganimat Zahid said that the problem had not been resolved yet. Zahid hopes for positive results.
Sakit was sentenced to three years in prison at the decision of the Court of Heinous Crimes of Azerbaijan for contravening Article 234.1 (illegal possession and sale of drugs) of the Criminal Code. The Appeal Court of Azerbaijan upheld the decision of the Court of Heinous Crimes.