Media Rights Institute (MRI) condemns Ministers-Generals for lawsuits against Ganimat Zahid
Media Rights Institute (MRI) strongly condemned the filing by Interior Minister and National Security Minister lawsuits with the aim of criminal punishment the chief-editor of "Azadlig" newspaper, Ganimat Zahid.
The statement IMD noted that the activities of state agencies and their leaders should always be under public control. "They must be tolerate even in cases where the media unnecessarily criticize them," says the MRI.
Legal proceedings against the editor of the leading opposition newspaper of the country is a violation of the secret moratorium on the use of criminal penalties for defamation, which has been existing for two years.
"Particularly dangerous is filing criminal sanctions by ministers for defamation. It may encourage other officials to punish journalists," the statement reads.
* The reason for a lawsuit against Zahid became an article in the newspaper "Azadlig" on March 1 entitled "Ramil Usubov is angry with Kamaladdin Heydarov." The articles read that Usubov and Heydarov areallegedly involved in the conflict between family of Pashayevs and Ramiz Mehdiyev, and they now are fighting against each other.
Heydarov demanded to bring Zahid to justice under the Article 147.2 (defamation of a felony), and Usubov demands to punish him under the Article 147.1 (defamation). Zahid can be imprisoned up to three years. -16D06-
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