Polad Aslanov. Açiq mənbələrdən foto.
Polad Aslanov sentenced to 16 years
Baku / 16.11.20 / Turan: On November 16, the founder of the website xeberman.com, Polad Aslanov, was found guilty by the court of espionage for Iran and sentenced to 16 years in prison. The state prosecutor asked to be sentenced to 17 years.
The trial took place behind closed doors.
Aslanov was arrested on June 12, 2019 and charged under the Article 274 of the Criminal Code (treason). The investigation claims that Aslanov recruited fellow journalists and persuaded them to cooperate with the Iranian special services.
Aslanov denied all charges, claiming that he was being prosecuted for exposing the facts of corruption on the part of employees of the State Security Service of the country.
International organizations condemned his arrest, calling for the release of Aslanov. -03C-
-
- Social
- 16 November 2020 17:29
-
- Agriculture
- 16 November 2020 17:59
Social
-
Unstable weather has been established in the territory of Azerbaijan, strong wind is blowing, snow is falling in a number of regions.
-
Rain is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula from the evening of 13 December. On the 14th, the rain will turn into wet snow. Wind is north-western, gusty.
-
Employees of the Anti-Narcotics Department of the Khatai police department of Baku arrested Ilkin Dadashov, Natig Yusifov, Ruslan Ismayilov, Vugar Aliyev, Garyagdy Rushanov and Elshan Muradov suspected of drug smuggling.
-
Rain is expected in the capital from the evening of 12 December to the morning of 13 December. On 14, rain will turn into snow, forecasters of the National Hydrometeorology Service said.
Leave a review