Judge evicts Ilgar Mammadov from the court hall

Today  Sheki Court of Appeal  considered the appeal  on Ismayilli events  in  2013.

In March 2013 the Sheki Court  convicted 18 people for participating and organizing riots in  the region of Ismayilly in January of the same year.  Among those convicted  is also leader of the REAL Movement, Ilgar Mammadov and deputy chairman of the "Musavat" Tofiq Yagublu.

On May 22 the European Court of Human Rights found a violation of Mammadov’s rights  in several Articles of the Convention of Human Rights, and ordered him to pay his 22 thousand Euros compensation.

Immediately after the arrest  Ilgar Mammadov and Tofiq Yagublu  were recognized by international organizations as prisoners of conscience.

At today's trial judge reproached attorneys  for not wearing mantle. This was followed by replica from  Tofiq Yagublu: "Let the judges come even in shorts, but  make fair decisions."

Lawyers petitioned for conducting photo and video capture  of the trial.

Lawyer Fuad Agayev recalled the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Ilgar Mammadov, but  prosecutor said that this decision relates to the previous solution, and does not relate to the current  trial. This caused outrage of Ilgar Mammadov, who said the prosecutor: "You have long been disgraced before the world." It caused a squabble between Mammadov and judges, and the defendant was removed from the hall.

The hearing will continue on 13 August. -03D-