Avaz Zeinally sues against the Ministry of Taxes

On Tuesday took the a trial in the case of the convicted journalist Avaz Zeynalli took place in the Baku Administrative Economic Court N1. The lawsuit was filed against the audit department in  the Ministry of Taxes. The plaintiff demands to declare invalid a tax audit conducted in February 2012 in the newspaper "Khural."

Protection issued a petition to invite to the court Avaz Zeynalli, but the judge refused Miminat Hajibayova refused to grant the petition.

The complaint is that in February 2012 the Ministry of Taxes said that the audit revealed tax evasion amounting to 7,251 manat.

Materials were sent to the Office of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor General. At that time, Baku  Serious Crimes Court considered the case  on extortion against Avaz Zeynalli.

Suddenly  the Audit Department of the Ministry of Taxes appealed to the Economic Administrative court  with a statement to "suspend the execution of its decision  passed in February 2012 - tax evasion  by the editorial office  amounting 7251 manat. The judge Miminat Hajibayova decided to suspend the execution of the decision the Ministry of Taxes.

However, in July of  2012 the same judge, Hajibayova  passed a ruling there is not a ground suspend the decision of the Ministry of Taxes. Defense believes that this political order.

Editor of "Khural" newspaper, Avaz Zeynalli, was arrested in October 2012. He was accused of demanding bribes through threats, as well as tax evasion and default judgments, and  was sentenced to nine years.  -05D04-

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