Polad Aslanov. Açiq mənbələrdən foto.
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-
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