Baku/13.11.19/Turan: On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, chaired by Hafiz Nasibov, examined the cassation appeal against the sentence of the editor of bastainfo.com Mustafa Hajibeyli.
Lawyer Osman Kyazimov asked to stop the criminal prosecution of the journalist on justifiable grounds. However, the court dismissed the complaint.
Mustafa Hajibayli said he intends to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
On February 23 this year, the Baku Serious Crimes Court convicted Hajibayli under Articles: 309 (abuse of power), 313 (official forgery) and 281 (appeals against the state) of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to 5.5 years in prison 2-year trial period.
* On July 9, 2018, the Prosecutor General’s Office filed a lawsuit on the dissemination of “false information” and “illegal calls” on the Internet in connection with the attempt on the head of Ganja Elmar Veliyev and the energy blackout in Mingachevir, when almost all of Azerbaijan was left without power supply.
After that, the prosecutor’s office appealed to the Ministry of Communications to block the sites “Bastainfo.com”, “criminalaz.com”, “topxeber.az” and “fia.az”.
At first, Hajibayli spoke as a witness. However, on November 30, he was transferred to the status of the accused. In particular, he was charged under articles of the Criminal Code: 281.2 (appeals against the state), 309.2 (abuse of power) and 313 (forgery). With respect to the editor, a preventive measure was chosen in the form of a transfer under police supervision.
The verdict against the journalist was condemned by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Arlem Desir, Reporters without Borders and other international organizations. -06C--
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