Leyla Yunus..

Prominent Azerbaijani human rights activist Leyla Yunus has been released from detention by authorities after she was questioned by investigators & her Baku-based Peace & Democracy Institute offices were searched on April, 29..

Today, Leyla Yunus told RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service that she was threatened with rape by officials from the Prosecutor's Office..

"On April 28, an official from the Prosecutor Office called me & extorted a direct threat by saying that "If I don't not sign the papers, I will be raped in the presence of my husband Arif ( Arif Yunus) & he will be raped with the bottle in front of me."
"I am not surprised by this. I hear these type of stories from people that I have been defending all these years.", she said.
Eldar Sultanov, the press officer of the Procesutor-General told RFE/RL: "If Yunus could provide the number of caller, we would investigate this claim."

The Prosecutor- General's office said Yunus & her husband Arif Yunus were detained on April 28 in Baku airport because they "tried to flee the country" after being summoned as witnesses in a criminal case.
She was released the following day.
The Prosecutor-General's statement, issued on April 30, did not elaborate on the criminal case. Nonetheless, it said a criminal investigation is continuing.
Yunus says investigators asked her about her ties with journalist Rauf Mirqadirov, who is currently in pretrial detention on charges of spying for Armenia.

"My & my husband's passports are taken away. Illegally. All my documents were searched and seized. They are cooking a case against me. Pathetically", said Yunus.

Leyla Yunus has been actively involved for years in people-to-people diplomacy with Armenian rights activists.