Azerbaijani opposition figure Yagublu has been placed in the prison's medical center.

Opposition politician Tofig Yagublu's health has worsened in Azerbaijan while in prison. He has been placed in the medical ward of a correctional facility.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, in April, the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan dismissed opposition politician Tofig Yagublu's cassation appeal. Internal appeal mechanisms have been exhausted, and the defense intends to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

Today, Yagublu's health has sharply worsened, and he was placed in the medical ward of Penal Colony No. 17, the politician's daughter, Nigar Hazi, told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

According to her, after the Supreme Court's decision in Yagublu's case, he was transferred to Penal Colony No. 17 on April 13 to serve his sentence and has been there since then, with a short break on April 23-25, when he was returned to the pretrial detention center in connection with the consideration of his complaint in the Sabunchi District Court about the violation of his right to defense.

"Since his transfer to Penal Colony No. 17, my father has been kept in isolation in the so-called quarantine. During this time, we were only allowed to see him once, a week ago. My father then reported that he had developed a tumor on his knee. Two days ago, on May 4, my father called and reported that he was experiencing "He has unbearable knee pain. He said he came to the call center on crutches because he can't walk properly due to the pain. We brought knee pads to the prison last week, but they didn't give them to my father. And then today, May 6, the prison informed us that my father's pain had gotten even worse and he was transferred to the medical center. There, they gave him painkillers. But they haven't told us the cause of the knee pain," said Hazi.

According to her, Yagublu already had serious health problems. “Numerous hunger strikes certainly undermined his health. His last hunger strike lasted 25 days in February and March. But while our family doctor had previously been allowed to see my father, this last time he was denied access. My father was repeatedly tested during his two and a half years in prison, but never once were the results reported to him or us. We were only told that ‘everything was fine.’ After his last hunger strike, he received no restorative treatment. After the protest in Washington demanding the release of political prisoners, in which my brother participated, the attitude towards my father became even harsher,” Hazi said.

As a reminder, Yagublu was placed in solitary confinement at the end of February . The politician’s daughter linked the punishment to her brother’s participation in a protest in Washington outside the hotel where the President of Azerbaijan was staying. In protest, Yagublu went on a hunger strike, which he ended at the insistence of his family on March 20.