On 6 November, the Supreme Court completed consideration of the appeal of the head of the website demokratik.az Osman Narimanoglu (Rzayev) against the sentence of imprisonment for 6.5 years on charges of extortion.
His wife Arzu Rzayeva told 'Turan' that the Supreme Court did not satisfy the appeal and left the verdict unchanged.
*Osman Narimanoglu was arrested on 5 July 2022 on extortion charges. After his arrest, he claimed that the charges against him were false and that he had been slandered by officials of the Land Reclamation Department, as well as doctors of Geranboy and Geygel regions, about whose corruption the website had published materials.
On 25 January 2024, the court sentenced him to 6.5 years of imprisonment, and 17 May the Court of Appeal upheld the verdict. Human rights activists recognised Osman Narimanoglu as a political prisoner.
Politics
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On December 4, the embassies of the European Union, Great Britain and Switzerland organized a reception with the participation of human rights defenders, members of civil society, media, lawyers and public activists of Azerbaijan.
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On December 4, human rights activist Rufat Safarov was charged at the Binagadi District Police Department.
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Hafiz Babaly, the investigative journalist arrested in the Abzas Media case, previously filed a complaint with the Ombudsman's Office regarding the lack of medical care for his varicose veins. The response he received stated that the Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Justice had replied to the Ombudsman's inquiry on this matter.
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Elnur Hasanov, an activist of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), who was sentenced to three years in prison on drug-related charges, began a hunger strike on December 3. According to the APFP, Hasanov is protesting against his failure to be transferred to a correctional facility and the denial of meetings with his relatives.
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