Today, the trial of the disabled 1st group, paralyzed activist Famil Khalilov ended in the Baku Court of Serious Crimes.
The court sentenced him to 3 years of conditional imprisonment.
Khalilov himself and his lawyers do not agree with the verdict in court and intend to appeal against it.
* Famil Khalilov, a person with paralyzed arms, was arrested on May 2 under Article 234.4.3 of the Criminal Code (production, transportation, and storage of drugs in large quantities with the intent to sell). He was placed under pretrial detention for 4 months. This charge carries a sentence of 5 to 12 years in prison. His family claims that the true reason for his arrest is his critical posts about the authorities on social media.
On August 15, Khalilov began a hunger strike demanding his release. In mid-November, he suspended the hunger strike after promises of his release. On November 28, after the court refused to change his detention conditions, he declared a new hunger strike, this time a dry hunger strike. On December 3, the court transferred him to house arrest.
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