Baku / 07.09.17 / Turan: The preliminary investigation into the case of the director of Kanal 13 Aziz Orujov has been completed, his lawyer Elchin Sadigov said.
According to the lawyer, the charges did not change. Aziz Orujov is still charged under articles 192.2.2 (illegal entrepreneurship with a large income) and 308.2 (abuse of official powers, which entailed grave consequences). The journalist faces up to 8 years in prison.
According to Sadigov, in the coming days the defense will get acquainted with the materials of the criminal case, and it will be sent to the court. "If violations are found in the process of getting acquainted with the materials, we will put forward petitions," the lawyer said.
The case against Orujov was separated from the general case against dozens of NGOs, started as early as the spring of 2014. The charges are related to the activities of Kanal-13 and the NGO Caucasus Media Research Center. Orujov is recognized as a political prisoner by human rights activists. -03B-
Social
-
Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
-
As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
-
On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
-
During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
Leave a review