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EPP national councilor Nik Gugger (53) was also unable to enter the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Wednesday. Gugger told the Keystone-SDA news agency that his offer to report on Friday on the evaluation of the election results still stands.
Gugger traveled to Azerbaijan this weekend as an official and accredited election observer for the Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) and was assigned to report on the early presidential elections that took place on Wednesday. Polling stations are expected to close at 4pm (CET) on Wednesday.
As soon as Gugger landed in the capital Baku, he was stopped by police at the diplomatic entrance. They confiscated his passport and refused him entry. Other OSCE observers were allowed through without any problems, including the Swiss delegation.
Fast for three hours
Police held the national councilor at Baku airport for almost three hours before putting him on a plane to Istanbul. Only in Turkey did he get his passport back. He returned to Switzerland last Saturday.
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (EDA) summoned the Azerbaijani ambassador to Bern last Monday over the issue. On this occasion, the FDFA expressed Switzerland’s displeasure over Gugger’s unacceptable treatment, the department said.
Last Sunday, Gugger assumed it all had to do with his work as the Council of Europe, as he said when asked by the Keystone-SDA news agency. This was confirmed on Monday in a conversation with the Azerbaijani ambassador. (SDA)
Source:Blick
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