by Andy McSmith in London
The plight of the imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli has been raised in the UK Parliament.
Sir Peter Bottomley MP. Photo: House of Commons
One of Britain’s most senior law makers moved into action on the day after Mr Mukhtarli made his first court appearance in Azerbaijan on 30th November. He has been in prison for five months since he was abducted on the streets of Tbilisi, in Georgia, on 29th May..
Sir Peter Bottomley, a long serving Conservative MP, has called on the UK’s Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, to speak to the Azerbaijan authorities, insisting that Mr…
