CE can apply sanctions against Azerbaijan because of the A. Insanov case

The Committee of Ministers considered the complaint of former Health Minister Ali Insanov on non execution of the European Court of Human Rights. The Committee of Ministers asked the Azerbaijani authorities for clarification on the matter until its meeting on 3-5 June . The agenda of the meeting included a question on the Insanov case. This information is available on the website of the Council of Europe.

In turn, the lawyer of Insanov, Togrul Babayev , told Turan said about the possibility of sanctions against Azerbaijan and additional compensation for Insanov.

Insanov was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment. March 14, 2013 the European Court found infringed Insanov rights under Articles 3 (prohibition of torture holding ) and 6 (right to a fair litigation ) of the Convention on Human Rights. The European Court ordered the government of Azerbaijan to pay Insanov 10,000 euros in compensation. The Plenum of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, November 15, 2013 sent the case back to the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) for reconsideration . February 25, 2014 BCA upheld the previous verdict against Insanov . Before January 31 civil BCA Board sent a complaint of torture from Insanov against the Minister of Justice and the prison service for consideration to Baku Administrative - Economic Court No 1.-06B -