Elvin Mustafayev, a member of the “Workers’ Table” Trade Union Confederation, who is currently being held in a punishment cell at Correctional Facility No. 6, has been denied permission to meet with his lawyer, Zibeyda Sadigova.
Zibeyda Sadigova provided this information to Meydan TV.
“I went to Correctional Facility No. 6 this morning to find out what happened to Elvin. All my documents were in order, and I submitted them. They told me that the matter had been reported to the warden and to wait for a response. I waited for more than 45 minutes, and it turned out that the warden had refused and would not allow the meeting. They decided that since Elvin is in solitary confinement, his lawyer is not allowed to meet with him.”
The lawyer stated that she will appeal the decision to the Penitentiary Service.
Elvin Mustafayev’s father informed Meydan TV on June 4 that his son has been kept in solitary confinement since May 6 and is expected to stay there until June 29.
Lawyer Zibeyda Sadigova had earlier stated that she reached out to the Penitentiary Service to obtain information and documentation about the decision to place Elvin Mustafayev in solitary confinement, but did not receive any reply.
After starting a hunger strike on May 6, 2025, to demand the release of opposition politician Tofig Yagublu and other political prisoners, Elvin Mustafayev was placed in solitary confinement at the facility.
He was subsequently moved to another facility, but his family was not notified of the transfer.
Elvin Mustafayev was taken into custody on August 4, 2023, and accused under Article 234.1-1 of the Criminal Code for illegal drug trafficking. On January 31, 2024, the Baku Serious Crimes Court sentenced him to three years in prison.
Elvin Mustafayev rejects the accusations and asserts that the drugs were planted on him.
Currently, four members of the “Workers’ Table” Trade Union Confederation, which was founded in Azerbaijan in 2022 to protect workers’ rights, are imprisoned: chairman Afiyyaddin Mammadov, Aykhan Israfilov, Elvin Mustafayev, and Mohyaddin Orucov.
Although each is charged with different offenses, they all maintain that the allegations are politically driven and false.
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