Trial in the case of Emil Mammadov, the head of the NGO "Promotion of Democracy" from the Salyan continued today in the Lankaran Court of Grave Crimes.
Mammadov was detained on 13 May, and was arrested on charges of extortion (Article 182.2.2). The arrest was based on the testimonies of Tofig Gasimov, employee of Mammadov from NGOs.
According to the lawyer Fariz Namazly, at today's trial gave testimony six victims and 11 witnesses.
According to him, only two victims - Head of Financial Department and the postal worker confirmed that Mammadov extorted money from them.
The other four victims were told that Gasimov extorted money from them, and presented himself as a journalists.
Gasimov himself claimed that he acted at the instructions of Mamedov, although at the first meeting of the court said that he defamed the head of NGO under pressure.
Only one of nine witnesses said that he was an eyewitness of Mammadov’s talk with the Head of Finance Department of the region, Mahir Kerimov, and activist allegedly extorted bribes from official.
Another witness said that the head of the district administration of telecommunications Faiq Najafzade instructed him to talk to Mammadov, that he did not extort money from him.
Other witnesses did not testify against Mammadov. The following trial is scheduled for September 9th.
Local human rights activists recognized Mamedov political prisoners. -06B-
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