The proposal to condemn the prosecutor Arif Yunusov to nine years is absolutely groundless, said his lawyer Afghan Mamedov, commenting on today's statement by the Attorney Farid Nagiyev.
In an interview with reporters, he said that there was nothing new in the final speech of the state prosecutor , and the prosecutor, in fact, repeated the indictment.
The prosecutor did not explain what the crime of Arif Yunus. So, accusing him of fraud, the investigation did not identify the object of crime - whose funds appropriated Yunus, whom he deceived abusing the trust?
The whole essence of the charge was that Yunus transferred the money from one account to another account.
Another incriminated crime was that Arif's brother living abroad, gave him money to buy an apartment. "Where is the crime?" said the lawyer. He also noted that none of the 24 witnesses testified against Yunus.
Ramiz Mammadov , the lawyer of Leyla Yunus, also expressed his disagreement with the statement of the prosecutor.
Protection will detail its position in the reply. According to him, the defense asked 10 days for the preparation of the final speech, however, the court allowed only three days.
Lawyers for the defendants intend to seek acquittal of their clients.
Today, the prosecutor asked to sentence Leyla Yunus to 11 years in prison, and Arif Yunus to nine years in prison.—03C06--
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At the trial in the case of human rights activist Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus spoke Attorney Farid Nagiyev. He urged the court to condemn Leyla Yunus to 11 years in prison, and her husband to nine years, to find them guilty of fraud, tax evasion and abuse. Continuation of the trial was scheduled for August 10 with participation of lawyers.-1606D-
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On August 6, the Serious Crimes Court continued the trial of the couple Leila and Arif Yunus.
Judicial administration again did not allow into the hall representatives of the independent press and democratic society. Moreover, today they limited the access for Western diplomats. Thus, only the representatives of the diplomatic missions of the United States, Britain and France. However, the room did not let representatives of the EU mission, the Netherlands and Germany, prompting protests by Western diplomats.
Half an hour after the start of the trial Arif Yunusov's health sharply deteriorated, he lost consciousness, according to the couple's lawyers. In this regard, the judge announced a break for half an hour, and called a doctor. However, by 10:30 the doctor still did not come.
"In the morning, Arif was made two injections, but it did not help, he fainted in the courtroom. He is laying with his eyes closed, his head on his wife's knees," said the lawyer Ramiz Mamedov.-03В-
Politics
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Voting in the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan began at 8:00. Voting is taking place at 6,478 polling stations throughout Azerbaijan, including the lands liberated from occupation. 990 candidates are competing for 125 seats in the unicameral parliament.
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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