Court trial in the case of Mustafa Hajibeyli is scheduled for January 11

Baku /03.01.19/ Turan: The preparatory court trial in the case of Mustafa Hajibeyli, editor-in-chief of the bastainfo.com website, is scheduled for January 11 at the Baku serious Crimes Court.

The meeting will begin at 9.30 under the chairmanship of the judge SabuhiHuseynov.

On July 9, the Prosecutor General"s Office filed a lawsuit on the dissemination to the Internet of "false information" and "illegal appeals" in connection with the attempt on the head of Ganja ElmarVeliyev and the energy blackout in Mingachevir when almost all of Azerbaijan was left without power supply.

After that, the prosecutor's office appealed to the Ministry of Communications to block the sites "Bastainfo.com", "criminalaz.com", "topxeber.az" and "fia.az".

At first, Hajibeyli was as a witness. However, on November 30, he was transferred to the status of the accused. He, in particular, was charged under the following Articles of the Criminal Code: 281.2 (appeals against the state), 309.2 (abuse of office) and 313 (official forgery).

Regarding the editor, a preventive measure was chosen in the form of a program under police supervision.

He denies the charges.

Mustafa Hajibeyli is one of the prominent opposition journalists in Azerbaijan. For more than 20 years he has worked in various media of Azerbaijan. He is also the brother of the head of the Musavat party, ArifHajili. -06B--