Considering the appeal of the PFPA activist

Baku/08.06.21/Turan: The Baku Court of Appeal, chaired by Judge Faik Gasimov, considered today the appeal of the PFPA activist Sayid Mamedzade (Bakuvi), who was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison on charges of hooliganism. Consideration of the complaint is essentially scheduled for June 22. Journalists were not allowed into the courtroom due to the pandemic.

A  lawyer Elchin Sadygov said that the defense had filed a petition for a trial, but the petition was not accepted. The PFPA activist himself asked to show the video recordings attached to the materials of the criminal case in court and to investigate them. According to him, the video shows that he is innocent, not only did not cause damage, but did not hit the victim at all.

On April 28 this year, the Khatai court, chaired by Judge Ibrahim Ibrahimli, ruled on the arrest of Sayid Mammadzade (Bakuvi) for a period of 3 years and 5 months. In the courtroom, he was arrested. Mammadzade himself believes that he is being punished for harsh criticism of high-ranking officials.

PFPA chairman Ali Karimli, in turn, believes that the arrest of the famous sportsman Bakuvi, who has repeatedly defended the honor of Azerbaijan at competitions, is a political order. -03D-