The Deputy Chairman of the party Musavat Faraj Kerimli early today was released under an amnesty. Turan was told by the Deputy Chairman of Musavat, Elman Fattah.
According to him, the grounds for Kerimli’s release appeared on June 15, when the amnesty act came into force. However, Faraj was kept in detention for 4 months and was released 10 days before the completion of the amnesty period.
Recall that the Deputy Chairman of Musavat Faraj Kerimli and his non-partisan brother Siraj Kerimli were arrested in July 2014 on charges of drug trafficking.
F.Kerimli was sentenced to 6.5 years, and S.Kerimli - 6 years. The latter was pardoned by March 17, 2016, but he is also seeking acquittal. Both brothers were declared «prisoners of conscience» by Amnesty International.
On May 24, the Supreme Court partially upheld the complaint of F.Kerimli and changed Article 234.4.3 (illegal manufacture, production, acquisition, possession of drugs) to a softer article 234.1 (illegal purchase or possession of drugs for personal consumption), and reduced his sentence up to 3 years of imprisonment. -06C-
Politics
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A candidate in the municipal elections for the 23rd Nasimi-Sabail electoral district, activist Djamila Alisheva, has reported administrative barriers in conducting her campaign. She claims that the district election commission is refusing to provide the necessary forms for her authorized representatives.
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On January 15, the Tbilisi Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of Afghan Sadigov, the founder of the Azel TV website, who had protested his extradition to Azerbaijan. Sadigov’s wife, Sevinj Sadigova, stated that this was the final judicial instance in Georgia making a decision on the case, Turan reported. On the other hand, lawyer Mariam Kvelashvili informed Turan that the defense would continue legal steps to prevent the extradition of Afghan Sadigov. According to his wife, Afghan has been on hunger strike for 117 days, and his health is critical.
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On January 15, the Yasamal District Court rejected the motion to change the detention measure for Azer Gasymly, the director of the Institute of Political Management, his lawyer, Agyl Laidj, to Turan. "Azer Gasymly stated during the trial that the charges against him were fabricated and related to his socio-political activities," the lawyer said. An appeal will be filed against the court's decision.
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