Ibrahim Novruzlu, father of Shahin Novruzlu, a member of the opposition youth group NIDA, has died of a heart attack, his family said.

"He was going to have a heart surgery but we could not afford it because investigators seized all the money during a search of our house," Ibrahim Novruzlu's father said.

The authorities did not release Shahin Novruzlu to attend the funeral of his father. The Prison Service claims that the family did not ask for permission. 

Shahin Novruzlu was arrested in March 2013, and later was sentenced to six years in prison along with seven other members of the NIDA Movement.

During the search of the family apartment, investigators seized 94,000 manat in cash and did not return it to the family.  On July 8 Shahin Novruzlu appealed to Ilham Aliyev to pardon him.

Bakudaily.az