The chief editor of Khural, Avaz Zeynalli, complained of inattention to his trial by his peers - journalists and human rights defenders. On Wednesday, in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, Zeynalli made a statement before the hearing, which blamed the leaders of independent and opposition media, media organizations and human rights defenders for the absence of solidarity with him. He complained that the trial was not attended by human rights activists and the media community. According to Zeynalli, attention to his case weakened after the Presidential Administration's department head Ali Hasanov met in June with media heads in the Press Council.
At the trial Zeynalli reiterated that the voice on the audio recording of his conversation with Gular Akhmedova listened to at the previous hearing was not really his.
Zeynalli pointed to fabrication of his criminal case. As an example he mentioned the presence of documents that do not regard him in the case file.
Judge Allahverdiyeva scheduled the next hearing for January 9.
The acting editor of the website Khural, Afghan Mukhtarly, told Turan that the trial was unnecessarily delayed for more than 7 months.
The sentencing was delayed specifically for 2013 so as not to include Zeynalli in the pre-Christmas pardon. -06D-
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November 8 is celebrated as Victory Day in Azerbaijan. In 2020, Azerbaijan restored its territorial integrity through a 44-day war and a one-day military operation in 2023. Although a ceasefire declaration was signed between the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Russia, a peace treaty between Baku and Yerevan has yet to be signed, even four years later.
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On Saturday, rain with heavy showers in some areas is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula. There will be fog in the morning and evening, and the wind will be from the northwest. The air temperature: at night +6°C to +10°C; in the daytime +12°C to +15°C.
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A 32-year-old man, who had threatened to jump off a bridge, blocked traffic on the airport road.
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On 8 November in the capital it will be cloudy, rain is possible at night. In Apsheron, precipitation will be intense with thunderstorms. Wind is south-western, in the morning a slight fog.
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