Prosecutor asks to condemn activist of "Musavat" for seven years

At the trial in the case of Yadigar Sadigov,  adviser  of the head of "Musavat",  held in the Lankaran  Regional  Court on Monday, prosecutor asked to sentence the accused to seven years in prison. 

This is the maximum punishment for Sadigov under Article 221.3 (hooliganism committed with a weapon.) According to lawyer Khalid Bagirov, although the judicial investigation  finished on December 4, the prosecutor suggested to the judge to read expert’s conclusion. 

This led to protests of the accused and protection, because evidence of the prosecution can not be considered.

The judge read materials of expertise and Sadigov again stated about the political nature of the charges. Next meeting, at  which  the  speech  of advocates is expected,  was scheduled for January 13.

* Yadigar Sadigov was arrested  on June 27  at  the complaint of a local resident, Rashid Karimov , who claimed that on June 25 Sadigov beat him in the teahouse in Lankaran.

Bagirov  is convinced that  the prosecution  of the lawyer had been completely fabricated and politically motivated.

According to him, the judicial investigation did not prove Bagirov’s guilt. All the witnesses for the prosecution  are related to municipalities and local executive authorities. On the day of the incident  they were not in the teahouse, fellow villagers  confirm it.

It is noteworthy that the court granted a defense motion to request information from the mobile operators on the location of these individuals at the time of the incident.  The "victim" was previously convicted of drug possession.

It is noteworthy that videos of  Sadigov on  confrontations with the "victims" and “witnesses” were submitted to the court. The investigation motivated  it by destruction of records "for technical reasons."

Sadigov is one of the most active opposition politicians in the southern region, and is popular among the population. He was also active in facebook. Sadigov organized the  visit  of the leader  of "Musavat" Isa Gambar  to Lankaran, which was foiled  by police and local activists of the ruling  party.—16D06-