Court of Appeal leaves H.Ismaylova in custody

Today at Baku Appeal Court chaired Mirpasha Huseynov was considered the complaint investigative journalist Khadija Ismailova to extend the arrest. Told Turan lawyer Yalcin Imanov, the court rejected the complaint. According to him, the defense petitioned the court to deliver and Tural Mustafayev complainant against Ismaylova about bringing him to suicide. In turn, Ismaylova reiterated that the reason for the arrest became her investigative journalism business family members of President of Azerbaijan. The lawyer said that after the decision of the Court of Appeal will be sent a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights.

* Khadija Ismayilova  is charged under  the Article 125 of the Criminal Code (incitement to suicide.) She was arrested on the basis of statements of Tural Mustafayev, whom she allegedly driven to suicide. Khadija Ismayilova rejects the accusations, and says that this is due to her professional activities. On  January 27 Sabail court extended her arrest for  a month and 19 days. Organization Amnesty International recognized Ismayilova as  “prisoner of conscience.”- 16d-