Bakhruz Samedov remains in solitary confinement for another month.

The prison sentence of convicted political scientist Bahruz Samedov has been extended by one month. According to his relatives, Samedov is depressed.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," 29-year-old political scientist and doctoral student at Charles University in the Czech Republic, Bahruz Samedov, was sentenced by a Baku court to 15 years in prison on charges of treason. The appellate court upheld the sentence. On October 22, it became known that Samedov was in a prison cell: the prisoner's grandmother came to visit him in Colony No. 11, but she was told that a meeting with Samedov was impossible until October 25.

On October 26, Bahruz Samedov's grandmother, Zibeyda Osmanova, met with him in Correctional Facility No. 11, activist Amrakh Takhmazov told a Caucasian Knot correspondent.

"Bahruz told his grandmother that his sentence in solitary confinement expired on October 25th, but his stay there was extended for another month. Bahruz is outraged that he was arrested without cause, convicted, and now held in solitary confinement without any justification. Bahruz is indignant about the closed trials against him and demands an explanation of what state secrets he passed on to an enemy country. He was simply an opponent of the war and advocated for peace," Takhmazov said.

The prisoner also told his grandmother that he was in despair and was ready to commit suicide. According to Samedov, after the month is up, he will be transferred to the closed section of the penitentiary complex in Umbaki.

"The prison warden explained to Bahruz's grandmother his placement in solitary confinement by saying that a Karabakh war veteran was also in his cell. He claimed that a conflict could arise between them, since Bahruz was convicted of treason. But this is a ridiculous argument – why would a veteran conflict with Bahruz, who simply advocated for peace? On the other hand, if they are so afraid of conflict, they could transfer the veteran to a prison colony. It's unfair to transfer Bahruz to Umbaki. His only relative is his 82-year-old grandmother, who had a hard time traveling to the Kurdakhani pretrial detention center, 15 km from Baku. How can she possibly travel to see him in Umbaki, which is 80 km away and has no proper road," the activist lamented.

Samadov's grandmother confirmed Takhmazov's words. A Caucasian Knot correspondent was unable to obtain comment from the Azerbaijani Penitentiary Service.

82-year-old Zibeyda Osmanova is Bahruz Samedov's only relative, and he is her only relative, Samedov's lawyer, Zibeyda Sadygova, said in January. "This elderly woman has no one but Bahruz. Fate decreed that Bahruz was raised by his grandmother from the age of one. Now they have no other relatives except each other," she said.