Two news lawsuits have been filed against the editor of the newspaper "Azadlig", Ganimat Zahid. One of the plaintiffs demanded to bring Zahid to criminal liability, the other - to pay compensation to 50,000 manat.
The first lawsuit was by the prisoner Huseynaga Babayev, who is serving his term in the Gobustan jail.
The lawsuit was filed due to the article "Azadlig" published on 22 and 23 November 2011 under the headings: " A man was killed during shootout in Buzovna" and "Shocking details of the shooting in Buzovna."
The plaintiff demand to sentence him under the Articles 147.1, 147.2 (libel and slander of a felony) and 148 (insult.)
The publications on the murder of Hikmet Babayev on 21 November, 2011, noted that Babayev, was the brother of Huseynaga Babayev and son of Amran Babayev. Subsequently, the newspaper published a rebuttal by Huseynaga Babayev.
The second plaintiff is Tahmasib Novruzov. He sued in connection with the publication of the now arrested Bahlul Muradov about the planned attempt on the leader of the Popular Front Party, Ali Kerimli, and involvement of Novruzov in the plan.
According to the editorial office of "Azadlig", the newspaper published opinions of plaintiffs in connection with the mentioning their names in this article. However, after a long time the plaintiffs were to sue the newspaper.
The newspaper believes that the real reasons for the persecution of Zahid is the abroad telecast "Azerbaijani hour" organized by him from abroad. According to the same source, the authorities have long been taking steps to stop the project. One of them was the initiating legal action against Zahid.
Earlier, the Interior Ministry and the Emergencies Ministry made a similar claim against Zahid on bringing him to justice. They withdrew the suit after the newspaper published a refutation.
The chief editor of the newspaper has been abroad for two years.—06D-
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