Azer Gasymly
On 21 January the Baku Court of Appeal considered an appeal of Director of the Institute of Political Management Azer Gasymly. He appealed against the refusal to place him under house arrest.
Lawyer Aghil Laij told Turan that at the hearing Gasymly claimed that he had not committed any crime, but on the contrary had been the victim of a crime himself and called his arrest ‘illegal’. However, the court rejected the complaint.
Samira Gasymly, the political scientist's wife, said the family had no expectations of a fair trial.
‘We know why the authorities arrested Azer Gasymly. If he was arrested, there is no intention to release him quickly.
On the recommendation of the lawyer it is necessary to fulfil the procedures of passing through all judicial instances of Azerbaijan to then apply to the European Court. We are well aware that decisions on Azer's case are adopted not in the legal, but in the political plane,’ the wife said.
Head of the Institute of Political Management Azer Gasymly was detained on 8 December last year. He was charged under Article 182.2.3 of the Criminal Code (extortion through threats with the use of force).
Politics
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On January 21, the Speaker of the Milli Majlis, Sahiba Gafarova, arrived in Italy on an official visit, as reported by the press service of the Azerbaijani Parliament.
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Due to the winter period, Gubad Ibadoglu has moved from his summer house near Sumgait to Baku. However, every Tuesday and Thursday, he is required to travel to the Sumgait City Police Department No. 1 for registration. According to his lawyer, Zibeyda Sadigova, under Article 3.18 of the Police Supervision Rules during House Arrest, if a person changes their place of residence, they must be transferred to the police jurisdiction of the new residence within 24 hours.
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The hearing scheduled for 21 January in the trial against the investigative outlet Abzas Media will unfold as repression and injustice proliferate in Azerbaijan. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demands that the authorities immediately release the journalists and urges international partners of the regime to condition their cooperation on halting the misuse of the justice system as a tool to silence the press.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory message to Donald Trump on assuming the office of the US President on 21 January.
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