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Protesters Say They Were Attacked by Bodyguards for Azerbaijan President After Trump’s Board of Peace Meeting
Protesters advocating political freedom say they were attacked by Azerbaijani security; five injured, including one with concussion, after confrontation outside DC hotel.
- On Thursday, protesters calling for release of political prisoners said they were attacked by security guards protecting Ilham Aliyev outside a Washington hotel within the US Secret Service perimeter.
- Adil Amrakhly said the demonstrators intended to be peaceful while advocating for political freedom and the release of journalists and prisoners near the hotel.
- Officials noted that the Metropolitan Police Department was aware of the incident, and the US Secret Service was on scene, with five injured protesters reported.
- Legal actions followed the incident as US prosecutors later dropped charges against 11 of the 15 bodyguards, and the State Department did not respond to CNN's request.
- Azerbaijan's embassy to the US denied allegations, saying guards had 'no choice' after protesters tried entering a protected area, recalling the 2017 incident involving security for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Protesters say they were attacked by bodyguards for Azerbaijan president after Trump’s Board of Peace meeting
Protesters calling for the release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan told CNN they were attacked by security guards protecting the country’s President Ilham Aliyev in Washington, DC on Thursday following President Donald Trumps’s inaugural Board of Peace meeting.
The security forces of President Azer Ilham Aliev (born in power in 2003) defeated protesters at Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, 19 February, writes Zartonk Media. Aliev is in the United States to participate in the Peace Council.
Aliyev Bodyguards Attack Peaceful Protesters During Trump's Board of Peace Summit in DC
Attack echoes Erdogan’s 2017 assault on protesters at Sheridan Circle; ANCA calls for U.S. government condemnation and immediate federal and local law enforcement investigation WASHINGTON – The Armenian National Committee of America is calling on the Justice Department and local law enforcement to prosecute members of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s security detail who were captured on video attacking peaceful protesters outside the site of…
During Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Washington, D.C., a scuffle broke out between some protesters and his security detail. The incident was reminiscent of the 2017 clash involving Erdoğan and his bodyguards.
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