Mullah Hassan Nabiyev released from Prison
Nabiyev supporters gathered
In recent months Azerbaijstan has found itself is a state of decreasing stability with protests and terrorist attacks nation wide. The government has blamed the destabilizing factors on neighboring Iran and Hezbollah linked cells along with a group of radical Shiite scholars calling on civil disobedience and other acts against the government which has been labeled various things such as "Zionist", "Heretical" and "Corrupt". The government after a recent purge of dissidents and political opponents has announced it will release a few black listed scholars who were arrested for inciting terrorism and treason. This included Hassan Nabiyev who has been in prison since mid 2012, he was met by personal body guards after his release and escorted by Azerbaijstani soldiers to his Mosque in Baku were his supporters gathered to hear him speak.
The crowd was waving religious flags with Shia symbols and and chanting in unison Ya Aba Abdillah they also held photos of Ayatollah Khomeini and Hassan Nasrallah the crowd was contained by police and the army, as the Mullah arrived and he walked on stage the crowd erupted.
Nabiyev spoke
I call my brothers and sisters to continue bravely in the spirit of Hussein to proceed on the glorious pathway! My release from prison is a sign from Allah that a glorious future awaits the Partisans of Ali and Hussein, you released me! Not Qassimov! The government can no longer silence us or ignore us they must accept that we have our demands and we want reformation! We demand the ending of the support for Israel against our Iranian brothers and we demand the government stops support Wahhabi criminal terrorists like the "Free" Syrian Army.
Indeed oh Azerbaijstan! We are the nation of Hezbollah (The Party of God)!
As he finished his speak shots were heard missing him by near meters he was quickly escorted off stage by the army and his body guards alike while the crowd started screaming the army began to evacuate people however several refused to leave and blamed the military on firing on him and clashes erupted the army began shooting protestors with live fire killing 23.