Baku / 03.12.20 / Turan: On December 3, the European Court of Human Rights announced a decision on the complaint of Said Dadashbeyli, who was sentenced in Azerbaijan to 13 years and 6 months on charges of attempted coup d'etat and high treason.
According to the lawyer Fariz Namazli, the European Court found a violation of Article 6.1 (Right to a fair trial) of the Convention and ordered to pay Sayid Dadashbeyli 3,600 euros in compensation for moral damage.
He was released on July 15 this year, stating that he never pleaded guilty and will seek an acquittal.
On December 10, 2007, the Baku Serious Crimes Court sentenced Sayid Dadashbeyli and about 10 other arrested persons to imprisonment : Sayid Dadashbeyli - 14 years, Rashad Aliyev - 14 years, Jeyhun Aliyev - 14 years, Farid Agayev - 13 years, Samir Gojayev - 13 years, Beybala Guliyev - 13 years, Jahangir Karimov - 13 years, Rasim Karimov - 13 years, Emil Mohbaliyev - 12 years, Mikail Idrisov - 12 years in prison.
They were found guilty under Articles: 218 (creation of a criminal community), 274 (high treason), 228 (illegal possession of firearms), 204 (making or selling counterfeit money and securities) and other articles of the Criminal Code.
They were recognized as political prisoners by human rights groups.
It was alleged that they were severely tortured during the investigation.
The authorities argued that members of the Dadashbeyli group collaborated with Iranian intelligence and sought to change forcefully the state system similar to the Iranian regime. However, no real evidence of the preparation of a coup was presented at the trial. -0-
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