March 18, 2002 - 23:09 AMT
«CIVIL UNITY» PARTY APPROVED MEETING BROKEN UP IN BAKU
Baku police broke up the Sunday meeting of the activists of «Civil Unity» party, approved by the city authorities. The meeting was held to demand solution of a number of political and social-economic questions. At the same time the party members demanded turning back their leader, country ex-President Ayaz Mutalibov to Baku. The participants of the meeting accused the ruling regime of crimes and demanded retirement of Heydar Aliyev and his team. «Long live lawful President Ayaz Mutalibov!» - the party activists shouted out. After these calls had been taken up by over 2 thousand of those gathered, unknown persons in civilian clothes switched off the microphones and the police broke up the participants of the meeting.