Reconsideration of the cases of I.Mamedov and T.Yagublu in the Court of Appeal postponed
Reconsideration of the cases of I.Mamedov, the leader of the REAL Movement and T.Yagublu, deputy chairman of the party "Musavat", in the Court of Appeal scheduled for February 25 in the Sheki Appeal Court was postponed indefinitely, said Mammadov's lawyer Fuad Agayev. The reason for this was a letter from the Prison Service of the impossibility to deliver to the court Mammadov and Yagublu from jails in Baku.
In turn, the lawyers pointed out that the court complex that opened in Sheki recently has all opportunities for the participation of the accused through video-conference over the Internet. Moreover, Yagubov and Mammadov wrote a statement with a request to hold a hearing without their participation. However, the judges did not listen to the defense arguments, and postponed the trail for uncertain period. Lawyers expressed concern about not announcing the next trial date.
Lawyer Agayev reminded that on January 13, 2015 the Supreme Court hearing in the case was also postponed indefinitely, and the following process took place in October.
Yagublu's lawyer Nemat Karimli described the actions of the court as unjustified delay in the proceedings and the extension of the detention of the accused in custody.
On 13 October the Supreme Court considered the appeal, sent the case for retrial to Sheki Appeal Court.
A year ago the ECHR upheld Mammadov’s complaint , and decided to release him. Council of Europe Committee of Ministers has repeatedly urged the Azerbaijani government to fulfill the decision of the Strasbourg Court. However, the authorities have ignored this requirement. Last November, the ECHR upheld the complaint of Yagublu.
Mammadov and Yagublu were sentenced on charges of organizing riots in the city of Ismayilli in January 2013, and were sentenced to 7 and 5 years' imprisonment respectively. However, they believe the prosecution is fabricated and politically motivated. Amnesty International recognized them "prisoners of conscience". -03B06-
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