Appeals Court uphold the detention F.Gahramanly

Baku Appeals Court upheld the decision to change the measure of restraint - arrest for a period of three months the deputy chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) Fuad Gahramanli.  Gahramanli was arrested on December 8th. He was charged under Articles 281.1 (calls for violent seizure of power and the overthrow of the constitutional order) and 283.2.1 (inciting religious hatred) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. The investigation alleges that Gahramanli made these appeals on social networks on the Internet. Gahramanli denies the charges, and says that  in social networks  he only expressed criticism. The lawyer Fakhraddin Mehdiyev noted that the accusation  of Gahramanli has no legal basis because  the publications of opposition contained a criticism of individual officials and political analysis. The lawyer  regarded as unreasonable an extreme preventive measure, and intends to appeal against the arrest Gahramanli in the European Court of Human Rights. He believes that with respect to Gahramanli  has been violated  the Article 5 (right to liberty and security) of the European Convention for Human Rights and Freedoms. In addition, the defense put forward a new motion to change the measure of restraint on house arrest. -03C-